AI model comparison

Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Muse Spark 1.3

Side by side comparison of Kimi K3.1 Pro and Muse Spark 1.3 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

Kimi K3.1 Pro is Moonshot AI's flagship open-weight multimodal reasoning model and a post-trained successor to Kimi K3, with a 1M-token context window.

Input / 1M
$2
Output / 1M
$10
Context
1.05M

Muse Spark 1.3 is a multimodal reasoning model from Meta for long-running agentic, multi-agent, and coding workflows.

Input / 1M
$1.25
Output / 1M
$4.25
Context
1.05M

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At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Muse Spark 1.3

1.9x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Kimi K3.1 Pro

55.1 vs 48.1 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

Tie

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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Kimi K3.1 Pro

Released October 23, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro55.1
meta logoMuse Spark 1.348.1

Coding index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 ProNot available
meta logoMuse Spark 1.375.8

Agentic index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 ProNot available
meta logoMuse Spark 1.355.5

Pricing

Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Muse Spark 1.3 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Prometa logoMuse Spark 1.3
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$2$1.25
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$10$4.25
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.20$0.15
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available
Web searchPer requestNot available$0.0025

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$9
meta logoMuse Spark 1.3$4.63

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$100$46 cached
meta logoMuse Spark 1.3$54.50$21.50 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$320$50 cached
meta logoMuse Spark 1.3$196$31 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Prometa logoMuse Spark 1.3
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output944K tokens944K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoFile, Image, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, Low, NoneMax, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal
Default reasoning effortMaxMedium
Release dateOctober 23, 2026September 2, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Prometa logoMuse Spark 1.3
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureNot supportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedNot supported
Deterministic seedNot supportedNot supported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Muse Spark 1.3 is 1.9x cheaper for a typical chat. Kimi K3.1 Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (55.1 vs 48.1). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K3.1 Pro or Muse Spark 1.3 cheaper?

Muse Spark 1.3 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Muse Spark 1.3 costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $4.25 per 1M output tokens, while Kimi K3.1 Pro costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Kimi K3.1 Pro or Muse Spark 1.3?

Kimi K3.1 Pro supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Muse Spark 1.3.

Is Kimi K3.1 Pro smarter than Muse Spark 1.3?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.1 and Muse Spark 1.3 scores 48.1, putting Kimi K3.1 Pro ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Kimi K3.1 Pro and Muse Spark 1.3 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Kimi K3.1 Pro and Muse Spark 1.3 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Kimi K3.1 Pro and Muse Spark 1.3 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.