--- title: Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free | daily.dev description: Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, its first AI model with a public paid API, priced at roughly a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge — $1.25 per... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free | daily.dev og:description: Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, its first AI model with a public paid API, priced at roughly a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge — $1.25 per... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/H3ju1gqtf.png og:image:alt: Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 6 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, its first AI model with a public paid API, priced at roughly a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge — $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, with $20 in free credits for new accounts. The model, developed under AI chief Alexandr Wang at Meta Superintelligence Labs, is positioned as Meta's strongest for agentic and coding tasks, reportedly outperforming Google's Gemini on several internal benchmarks. Unlike previous Meta AI releases, Muse Spark 1.1 is proprietary and hosted on Meta's own infrastructure via the new Meta Model API, marking a strategic shift away from the open-weight Llama model approach toward a managed inference business competing directly with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Zuckerberg framed the aggressive pricing as a deliberate move to challenge what he called the 'extreme' margins of rival labs, while Meta also plans an open-source version of the model to maintain its developer credibility. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does Meta's new Muse Spark 1.1 API cost compared to OpenAI and Anthropic? Muse Spark 1.1 costs about a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge for their top-tier models, priced at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens. New developer accounts also receive $20 in free credits upfront. This is the first time Meta has charged for API access to one of its AI models. _developers comparing LLM API pricing before committing to a provider can track releases like this on daily.dev._ ### Can I access Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 model through OpenRouter or other third-party AI marketplaces? No, Meta is keeping distribution on its own servers and not making Muse Spark 1.1 available through OpenRouter or other third-party marketplaces. Developers must sign up through Meta's own developer portal and public waitlist to access the Meta Model API directly. _anyone weighing hosted versus self-hosted model access can follow API distribution changes on daily.dev._ ### Is Meta still releasing open-source Llama models after launching the paid Muse Spark API? Yes, an open-source version of Muse Spark is still planned, suggesting Meta intends to run hosted paid APIs alongside its open-weight model strategy rather than abandoning open source entirely. Open-weight models built Meta's developer credibility, while hosted APIs like Muse Spark 1.1 create a new recurring revenue stream. _developers weighing open-weight versus hosted models can track Meta's dual strategy on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-enters-the-crowded-ai-coding-battle-with-muse-spark-1-1-wtfjrleyt) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#llama](https://daily.dev/tags/llama) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf"},"datePublished":"2026-07-09T22:26:44.295Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:16:08.256Z","description":"Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, its first AI model with a public paid API, priced at roughly a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge — $1.25 per...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/79852b6dc2a7a81b30da05414af91959?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/79852b6dc2a7a81b30da05414af91959?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The New Stack","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The New Stack","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/newstack","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"llm,ai-agents,llama","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The New Stack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.1 and it isn’t free"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-debuts-muse-spark-1-1-and-it-isn-t-free-h3ju1gqtf#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much does Meta's new Muse Spark 1.1 API cost compared to OpenAI and Anthropic?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Muse Spark 1.1 costs about a quarter of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge for their top-tier models, priced at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens. 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