Meta vs 
NVIDIA
Verdict
- Meta's flagship leads: Muse Spark at 65.4 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B at 58.3.
- NVIDIA's fastest ranked model (nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b, 231 tok/s) beats Meta's (Muse Spark 1.2, 219 tok/s).
- NVIDIA publishes more open-weights models (32 vs 14).
- NVIDIA ships more often: one model every 26 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 | NVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Llama 4 Maverick 42.6$0.400/M | Gemma-4-31B-IT 55.4$0.205/M |
| Under $2/M | Muse Glimmer (high) 55.1$0.638/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B 58.3$1.00/M |
| Under $10/M | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B 58.3$1.00/M |
| Any price | Muse Spark 1.1 64.9$2.00/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B 58.3$1.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Meta | NVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 65.4 | 58.3 |
| Ranked models | 21 | 19 |
| Open-weights models | 14 | 32 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.053 | $0.063 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 219 | 231 |
| Release cadence, days | 27 | 26 |
| Last release | 2 Sept 2026 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Next expected | 18 Sept 2026 – 9 Oct 2026 | 26 Aug 2026 – 16 Sept 2026 |