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MUSE SPARK 1.1 LAUNCHES WITH CODING-FOCUSED PRICING

INDUSTRY DESK1 MIN READ
THU, JUL 9, 2026

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Meta released Muse Spark 1.1 with pricing at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens. CEO Alexandr Wang emphasized coding and agentic tasks as development priorities.

Meta's latest language model update makes the tool available to developers at set rates. The pricing structure reflects the model's optimization for resource-intensive tasks. Wang highlighted that the company focused engineering efforts on coding capabilities and agentic workflows—autonomous AI tasks that require reasoning across multiple steps. These features address growing demand from developers building AI-powered applications. The release follows Meta's stated commitment to expand developer access to its AI infrastructure. Muse Spark 1.1 joins a competitive market where pricing remains a key differentiator among large language model providers. The higher output token cost relative to input tokens aligns with industry patterns, where generating responses typically consumes more computational resources than processing input data.

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