# GPT-5 Mini vs Muse Spark 1.1

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini leads Muse Spark 1.1 in 0 of 4 shared categories.

GPT-5 Mini: $0.6875 per 1M blended tokens.

Muse Spark 1.1: $2.0000000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5 Mini: closed weights.

Muse Spark 1.1: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads GPT-5 Mini in General LLM at #10 against #128.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads GPT-5 Mini in Reasoning at #13 against #130.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads GPT-5 Mini in Long context at #33 against #146.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads GPT-5 Mini in Factuality at #32 against #110.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini is a former state-of-the-art holder in Math (since Sep 29, 2025; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jul 20, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).