Meta: Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Flash
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-10-19.
| Meta: Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | meta | qwen |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.10/M | $0.15/M |
| Output Price | $0.20/M | $0.47/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 943,718 | 131,072 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor costs $0.15 and Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.27, so Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor is about 1.8 times cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,048,576 and 1,000,000 tokens, about 1,573 and 1,500 pages.
Across the 5 tasks where they differ, Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor scores higher on 5 (SQL Generation, CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup, Bulk Data Labeling and others).
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor was released in September 2026 and Qwen3.8 Flash in August 2026.
Pick Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor if you need lower cost or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | Meta: Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 134 | 133 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 134 | 133 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 138 | 137 |
| Blog Post Writing | 122 | 121 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →