Models
Claude vs Muse Spark Open
Claude (Anthropic) and Muse Spark Open (Meta) are two tools in the “Models” category of the OrigoTech directory. This page puts the information from their tool pages side by side: 9 criteria are filled in for both tools. No editorial opinion: every value comes from the tool page, which cites its sources.
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Comparison table
| Criterion | Claude | Muse Spark Open |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | Meta |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Pricing details | Free access on claude.ai; API billed per token, e.g. Sonnet 5.5 at $2/$10 per million input/output tokens (source: anthropic.com/pricing). | Free weights on Hugging Face; API via Baseten, Fireworks AI, Groq, OpenRouter, Together AI and others (source: research.meta.ai/blog/muse-spark-open). |
| License | — | Muse Model License, not open source: it requires displaying "Built with Muse Spark Open" in every product that uses it (section 2) and a separate written agreement with Meta to offer it as an API ("Model as a Service") above $20M revenue over 12 months (section 3) (source: huggingface.co/meta-models/Muse-Spark-Open-816B-A42B). |
| Open source | — | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Web, Desktop, Mobile | API, Local |
| MCP support | Yes | — |
| Context window | 1 million tokens (current models) | 1 million tokens |
| Context (tokens) | 1,000,000 Source | 1,000,000 Source |
| Reference model | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark Open (816B-A42B) |
| Input price ($/M tokens) | $2 Source | — |
| Output price ($/M tokens) | $10 Source | — |
| Coding score | — | 60% (DeepSWE v1.1) Source |
| Release | ||
| Model comparator rows | Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5 · Model comparison | — |
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What they have in common
- Shared platforms: API.
- Same stated context window: 1,000,000 tokens.
Differences
- Claude is published by Anthropic, Muse Spark Open by Meta.
- Pricing model: freemium for Claude, free for Muse Spark Open.
- Only Muse Spark Open publishes its weights (downloadable).
- Platforms only Claude offers: Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- Platforms only Muse Spark Open offers: Local.
- Release date: September 28, 2026 for Claude, October 15, 2026 for Muse Spark Open.
Sources
- Menlo Ventures: 2025 State of Generative AI in the Enterprise
- Anthropic: Claude pricing
- Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 announcement (Sep 28, 2026)
- Anthropic: models overview (context)
- Meta: Muse Spark Open announcement
- Hugging Face: model card and Muse licence
- NVIDIA: Muse Spark Open on GB300 NVL72
Tool pages and related pages
- Claude tool page
- Muse Spark Open tool page
- Claude alternatives
- Muse Spark Open alternatives
- Model comparison