Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-24.
| Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | qwen | meta |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $4.00/M | $0.10/M |
| Output Price | $12.00/M | $0.20/M |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 | 1,048,576 |
| Max Output | 131,072 | 943,718 |
| 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 1.2 Contributor costs $0.15 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $7.00, so Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is about 46.7 times cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,000,000 and 1,048,576 tokens, about 1,500 and 1,573 pages.
Only Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor offers audio input.
Across the 10 tasks where they differ, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor on 10 (SQL Generation, Code Completion, Code Documentation and others).
Qwen3.8 Max Prime was released in September 2026 and Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor in August 2026.
Pick Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor if you need lower cost, audio input 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 | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 132 | 134 |
| Code Completion | 116 | 131 |
| Code Documentation | 128 | 131 |
| Regex Writing | 116 | 119 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 132 | 134 |
| JSON Extraction | 120 | 131 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 117 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 136 | 138 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 112 | 123 |
| Blog Post Writing | 120 | 122 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →