# GPT-5 Mini vs Muse Spark

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5 Mini leads Muse Spark in 0 of 6 shared categories.

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

Muse Spark: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-5 Mini: closed weights.

Muse Spark: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in General LLM at #12 against #128.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in Reasoning at #17 against #130.
- Which to pick, Math: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in Math at #7 against #21.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in Science at #37 against #81.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in Long context at #38 against #146.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads GPT-5 Mini in Factuality at #23 against #110.

As of Oct 15, 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 15, 2026, Muse Spark is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since May 18, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).