Inkling vs Muse Spark 1.3
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Inkling 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 numbersInkling wins on price. Muse Spark 1.3 wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence.
Price
Inkling
Terminal-Bench
Muse Spark 1.3
Intelligence
Muse Spark 1.3
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersInkling wins
- Cheaper input ($0.95 vs $1.25 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($4.05 vs $4.25 /1M)
- More serving providers (6 vs 4)
Muse Spark 1.3 wins
- Higher max output (33K vs 131K)
- Has web search
Cheaper overall
Inkling
$0.95 + $4.05 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
Inkling
6 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Inkling | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.95via DeepInfra best | $1.25via Azure |
| Output $/1M | $4.05via Baseten best | $4.25via Azure |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 131K best |
| Serving providers | 6 best | 4 |
| Date | Released Jul 16, 2026 | Released Sep 2, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Inkling | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 25.0 | 48.1 best |
| Terminal-Bench | 55% | 84% best |
| GPQA Diamond | 87% | 94% best |
| Output speed | 186 t/s best | 128 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.91s best | 41.69s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Inkling
via DeepInfra
$8.80
Muse Spark 1.3
via Meta
$11
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Inkling | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | ✓ |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Inkling or Muse Spark 1.3?
Inkling is cheaper for input ($0.95 vs $1.25 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. Inkling is cheaper for output ($4.05 vs $4.25 per 1M tokens) from Baseten.
What is the context window difference between Inkling and Muse Spark 1.3?
Both Inkling and Muse Spark 1.3 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do Inkling and Muse Spark 1.3 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.3 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Muse Spark 1.3 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Sep 28, 2026
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