Muse Spark 1.3 vs Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Muse Spark 1.3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Muse Spark 1.3 wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window. Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b wins on price.

Price
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Terminal-Bench
Muse Spark 1.3
Intelligence
Muse Spark 1.3
Context window
Muse Spark 1.3

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Muse Spark 1.3 wins

  • Larger context window (1M vs 262K)
  • More serving providers (4 vs 3)
  • Has web search

Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b wins

  • Cheaper input ($1.25 vs $0.50 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($4.25 vs $2.15 /1M)
  • Higher max output (131K vs 203K)
Cheaper overall
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
$0.50 + $2.15 /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.
Muse Spark 1.3Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Input $/1M$1.25via Azure $0.50via DeepInfra best
Output $/1M$4.25via Azure $2.15via Wandb best
Context window1M best262K
Max output131K 203K best
Serving providers4 best3
DateReleased Sep 2, 2026 Released Jun 4, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
Muse Spark 1.3Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Intelligence48.1 best22.9
Terminal-Bench84% best54%
GPQA Diamond94% best87%
Output speed128 t/s 166 t/s best
Latency (TTFT)41.69s 1.12s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Muse Spark 1.3
via Meta
$11
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
via DeepInfra
$4.70

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureMuse Spark 1.3Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Vision✓✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search✓—

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.3 or Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b is cheaper for input ($1.25 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b is cheaper for output ($4.25 vs $2.15 per 1M tokens) from Wandb.
What is the context window difference between Muse Spark 1.3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Muse Spark 1.3 has a 1M-token context window and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b has 262K tokens, so Muse Spark 1.3 can take a larger prompt.
How do Muse Spark 1.3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b 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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