Anthropic vs 
Meta
Verdict
- Anthropic's flagship leads: Claude Fable 5 at 70.4 vs Muse Spark at 65.4.
- Meta has the better model in 3 of 4 price bands.
- Meta's fastest ranked model (Muse Spark 1.2, 219 tok/s) beats Anthropic's (Claude Haiku 4.5, 83 tok/s).
- Meta publishes more open-weights models (14 vs 0).
- Meta ships more often: one model every 27 days against every 40.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Anthropic | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | – | Llama 4 Maverick 42.6$0.400/M |
| Under $2/M | Claude 3 Haiku 36.9$0.500/M | Muse Glimmer (high) 55.1$0.638/M |
| Under $10/M | Claude Sonnet 5 61.2$4.00/M | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M |
| Any price | Claude Fable 5 70.4$20.00/M | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Anthropic | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 70.4 | 65.4 |
| Ranked models | 20 | 21 |
| Open-weights models | 0 | 14 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.500 | $0.053 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 83 | 219 |
| Release cadence, days | 40 | 27 |
| Last release | 1 Sept 2026 | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Next expected | 25 Sept 2026 – 27 Oct 2026 | 18 Sept 2026 – 9 Oct 2026 |