Meta's Muse Ember hits efficiency frontier: Haiku-level 36 score at 1/3 the cost
giffmana · x · 2026-11-10
Meta's new efficient-tier model Muse Ember scores 36 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching Claude Haiku 5.5 (max) at $0.14 per task—roughly a third of Haiku's $0.41. Key points:
- Muse Ember (xhigh) scores 34 for $0.12, sitting on the Pareto frontier at both max and xhigh effort
- Token pricing matches Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6 Luna
- About 4x cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (33, $0.60)
- Alexandr Wang claims it's smarter than GPT-6 Luna
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