GLM-5.3 vs Muse Wonder vs Muse Spark 1.2
Too close to call on our weighted score (Muse Spark 1.2 71, Muse Wonder 68, GLM-5.3 63). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5.3
63/100- ECI156.2
- Price$1.40 / $4.40
- Context1M
MetaMuse Wonder
68/100- ECI161.7
- Price$4.00 / $20.00
- Context1.05M
- Meta
Muse Spark 1.2
71/100- ECI155.2
- Price$1.25 / $4.25
- Context1.05M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Muse Spark 1.2 71/100, Muse Wonder 68/100, GLM-5.3 63/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Muse Wonder for raw capability and Muse Spark 1.2 on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityMuse WonderCapabilities Index (ECI): Muse Wonder 161.7 · GLM-5.3 156.2 · Muse Spark 1.2 155.2
- Lowest priceMuse Spark 1.2Muse Spark 1.2 $2.00 · GLM-5.3 $2.15 · Muse Wonder $8.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMuse Wonder and Muse Spark 1.2Muse Wonder 1,048,576 · Muse Spark 1.2 1,048,576 · GLM-5.3 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMuse Wonder and Muse Spark 1.2GLM-5.3: Text · Muse Wonder: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Muse Spark 1.2: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingGLM-5.3Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GLM-5.3 | Muse Wonder | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 84 | 91 | 83 |
| Price | 25% | 33 | 7 | 34 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 45 | 100 | 100 |
| Context window | 10% | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 63/100 | 68/100 | 71/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GLM-5.3Z.ai (Zhipu) | Muse WonderMeta | Muse Spark 1.2Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 156.2 | 161.7 (best) | 155.2 |
| ECI rank | #33 of 165 | #13 of 165 (best) | #38 of 165 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 90.9% | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 68.8% | 82.1% (best) | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 91.1% | 99.4% (best) | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 41.0% | — | 60.3% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.40 | $4.00 | $1.25 (best) |
| Output | $4.40 | $20.00 | $4.25 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.26 | $0.20 | $0.15 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.15 | $8.00 | $2.00 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Official Meta API | Official Meta API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | No | Yes | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · high · max | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | glm-5.3 | muse-wonder-1.0 | muse-spark-1.2 |
| API providers | 83 (best) | 9 | 18 |
| Released | Aug 14, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- GLM-5.3$22.80
- Muse Wonder$80.00
- Muse Spark 1.2$21.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5.3, Muse Wonder or Muse Spark 1.2?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Muse Spark 1.2 71/100, Muse Wonder 68/100, GLM-5.3 63/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Muse Wonder for raw capability and Muse Spark 1.2 on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3, Muse Wonder or Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is cheaper at $1.25 input / $4.25 output per million tokens (official Meta API price). GLM-5.3 costs $1.40 input / $4.40 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price); Muse Wonder costs $4.00 input / $20.00 output per million tokens (official Meta API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.00 per million tokens for Muse Spark 1.2 versus $2.15 for GLM-5.3 (1.1× as much) and $8.00 for Muse Wonder (4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Muse Wonder scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Muse Wonder 161.7 (#13 of 165), GLM-5.3 156.2 (#33 of 165) and Muse Spark 1.2 155.2 (#38 of 165). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (159.2–164.6 vs 154.3–158.5), so the gap is a real one.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-5.3, Muse Wonder and Muse Spark 1.2 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Muse Wonder leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Muse Wonder and Muse Spark 1.2 have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for GLM-5.3. Maximum output per response: GLM-5.3 up to 131,072, Muse Wonder up to 131,072, Muse Spark 1.2 up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5.3 accepts text; Muse Wonder accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Muse Spark 1.2 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Muse Wonder handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
GLM-5.3 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Muse Wonder and Muse Spark 1.2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Muse Wonder is the newest, released Oct 12, 2026. GLM-5.3 came out Aug 14, 2026; Muse Spark 1.2 came out Aug 5, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
