// alternatives · November 2026
Muse Ember alternatives
Cheaper models that come close, budget substitutes, and the cheapest step up — chosen on published LiveBench scores and live list price, never on our opinion. Every model here supports tool calling and image input, as Muse Ember does.
LiveBench hasn't published a run for Muse Ember. The strongest benchmarked model at a similar or lower price is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, scoring 70.3 overall.
Muse Ember: no published LiveBench run, $0.200 per 1M blended tokens, about $71.60/mo for a RAG assistant.
Benchmarked models at or below its price
Muse Ember has no published LiveBench run, so these are the highest-scoring benchmarked models priced no more than 25% above it — a known quantity to test against.
| Model | Overall | vs Muse Ember | Blended / 1M | RAG assistant | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017deepseek 35% cheaper. Head to head → | 70.3 | — | $0.130−35% | $34.40/mo | 1.0M |
| Claude Haiku 5.5anthropic the same list price. Head to head → | 69.0 | — | $0.200 | $74.00/mo | 1M |
| MiniMax M3.1 Flashminimax 34% cheaper. Head to head → | 63.7 | — | $0.131−34% | $51.00/mo | 1.0M |
| GLM 5.3 Flashz-ai 19% more expensive. Head to head → | 60.7 | — | $0.237 | $102.00/mo | 1.0M |
| GPT-6 Lunaopenai the same list price. Head to head → | 60.4 | — | $0.200 | $74.00/mo | 1.1M |
| Nemotron 3.5 Super VLnvidia 15% more expensive. Head to head → | 47.0 | — | $0.230 | $96.20/mo | 1.0M |
Muse Ember alternatives FAQ
What is the best alternative to Muse Ember?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. 35% cheaper. Every suggestion supports tool calling and image input, like Muse Ember.
How alternatives are chosen
- Scores — LiveBench release 2026-11-06. Only models with a published run are suggested on quality; a missing model means “not evaluated”, not “worse”.
- Prices — live list prices from OpenRouter, blended 3:1 input:output. Monthly figures price a RAG assistant with the published cached-input rate where there is one.
- Same job — suggestions must support every capability Muse Ember has among tool calling and image input. Other listings of the same model (free or batch tiers) are variants, not alternatives, and are left out.
A few points on a public benchmark can hide large differences on your own tasks. Shortlist here, then decide with an eval — how to build one.