Hy3 preview vs Muse Spark 1.3

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Hy3 preview and Muse Spark 1.3, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Hy3 preview wins on price. Muse Spark 1.3 wins on intelligence and on context window. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.

Price
Hy3 preview
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Muse Spark 1.3
Context window
Muse Spark 1.3

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Hy3 preview wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.18 vs $1.25 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($0.60 vs $4.25 /1M)
  • Higher max output (236K vs 131K)

Muse Spark 1.3 wins

  • Larger context window (262K vs 1M)
  • More serving providers (1 vs 4)
  • Supports vision
  • Supports structured output
  • Has web search
Cheaper overall
Hy3 preview
$0.18 + $0.60 /1M
Larger context
Muse Spark 1.3
1M
More providers
Muse Spark 1.3
4 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
Hy3 previewMuse Spark 1.3
Input $/1M$0.18OpenRouter routed quote best$1.25via Azure
Output $/1M$0.60OpenRouter routed quote best$4.25via Azure
Context window262K 1M best
Max output236K best131K
Serving providers1 4 best
DateReleased Apr 20, 2026 Released Sep 2, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
Hy3 previewMuse Spark 1.3
Intelligence22.7 48.1 best
Terminal-BenchNot available 84%
GPQA Diamond87% 94% best
Output speedNot available 128 t/s
Latency (TTFT)Not available 41.69s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Hy3 preview
via OpenRouter
$1.50
Muse Spark 1.3
via Meta
$11

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureHy3 previewMuse Spark 1.3
Vision—✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output—✓
Web search—✓

Related comparisons

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Hy3 preview or Muse Spark 1.3?
Hy3 preview is cheaper for input ($0.18 vs $1.25 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Hy3 preview is cheaper for output ($0.60 vs $4.25 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between Hy3 preview and Muse Spark 1.3?
Hy3 preview has a 262K-token context window and Muse Spark 1.3 has 1M tokens, so Muse Spark 1.3 can take a larger prompt.
How do Hy3 preview and Muse Spark 1.3 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.3 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Sep 28, 2026

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