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Muse Spark 1.3 and Gemini 3.8 Flash compared after same-day launch
Muse Spark 1.3 scores slightly higher on the Intelligence Index at 61 versus 59, while Gemini 3.8 Flash is faster and cheaper, and Meta says 1.3 uses about 20% fewer tool calls than 1.2.
Captain Insight
@CaptainInsightXArchived 2026.09.15Originally posted 2026.09.03
Captain Insight @CaptainInsightXOriginally posted 2026.09.03
🚨 Meta’s Muse Spark 1.3 and Gemini 3.8 Flash launched on the same day. Both are going after coding + long-running AI agents. Independent testing so far: Muse Spark 1.3 - Intelligence Index: 61 - ~182 tokens/sec - $1.25/M input - $4.25/M output Gemini 3.8 Flash - Intelligence Index: 59 - ~302 tokens/sec - $0.75/M input - $3.75/M output So far: Muse – slightly higher intelligence score Gemini – much faster + cheaper Meta also says Muse 1.3 uses ~20% fewer tool calls and ~25% fewer tokens than 1.2 on its internal engineering tests. Muse or Gemini?
x.com/captaininsightx/status/2095443342616383706Archived 2026.09.15 19:39