Google vs 
Meta
Verdict
- Meta's flagship leads: Muse Spark at 65.4 vs Gemini 3.7 Flash at 64.4.
- Google's fastest ranked model (Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, 378 tok/s) beats Meta's (Muse Spark 1.2, 219 tok/s).
- Meta publishes more open-weights models (14 vs 9).
- Google ships more often: one model every 20 days against every 27.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Gemma 4 26B A4B 54.0$0.190/M | Llama 4 Maverick 42.6$0.400/M |
| Under $2/M | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Muse Glimmer (high) 55.1$0.638/M |
| Under $10/M | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M |
| Any price | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 64.4 | 65.4 |
| Ranked models | 34 | 21 |
| Open-weights models | 9 | 14 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.040 | $0.053 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 378 | 219 |
| Release cadence, days | 20 | 27 |
| Last release | 2 Sept 2026 | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Next expected | 14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 | 18 Sept 2026 – 9 Oct 2026 |