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Best Meta AI Models in 2026

As of November 13, 2026, the top model among Meta AI models on the BenchLM leaderboard is Muse Wonder Full with a score of 72.7.

Bottom line: the live table sets the order across Meta's lineup, which includes proprietary Muse models and open-weight Llama models. Benchmark coverage is still sparse for the newest entries. Llama 4 Scout offers a 10M-token context window.

Which Meta model should I use?

Use Muse Spark 1.3 for most work.As of November 13, 2026, it is the highest-placed current Meta model on all 4 jobs where a Meta model ranks in the top half, including research (#15 of 90).

Places come from the job rankings on our job pages: a builder choosing by accuracy, a hosted model, any price. Only current models are named, and a job is listed only where a Meta model ranks in the top half.

Check Muse Spark 1.3 against your own job in the LLM Selector

Full Rankings (12 ranked)

1
Muse Wonder Full
Meta·Proprietary·1M

72.7

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #2
2
Muse Wonder
Meta·Proprietary·1M

67.4

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #3
3
Muse Spark 1.2
Meta·Proprietary·1M

65.1

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #4
4
Muse Spark 1.1
Meta·Proprietary·1M

63.5

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #5
5
Muse Spark
Meta·Proprietary·262K

59.6

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #6
6
Muse Ember
Meta·Proprietary·1M

55.8

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #7
7
Muse Spark Open
Meta·Open Weight·1M

50.7

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #8
8
Muse Glimmer 30B
Meta·Open Weight·131K

32.2

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #9
9
Llama 3.1 405B
Meta·Open Weight·128K

28

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #10
10
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta·Open Weight·1M

27.7

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #11
11
Llama 4 Scout
Meta·Open Weight·10M

26.7

BenchAlign v5.8

vs #12
12
Llama 3 70B
Meta·Open Weight·128K

20.7

BenchAlign v5.8

How to choose

Key Takeaways

The top model is Muse Wonder Full by Meta with a BenchAlign v5.8 score of 72.7 and Estimated evidence.

The best open-weight model is Muse Spark Open at position #7.

12 models are included in this ranking.

Score in Context

What these scores mean

Models are ranked by the same overall BenchLM score used across all leaderboards. Comparing within Meta's lineup helps identify which model fits your use case and budget.

Known limitations

This page only shows Meta models. Cross-provider comparison requires the overall or category-specific leaderboards. Newer models may have limited benchmark coverage initially.

About this ranking

Ranking data as of November 13, 2026

All Meta Llama models ranked by benchmark performance.

Unless noted otherwise, ranking surfaces on this page use BenchLM’s provisional leaderboard lane rather than the stricter sourced-only verified leaderboard.

Muse Wonder Full leads this ranking with a score of 72.7, followed by Muse Wonder (67.4) and Muse Spark 1.2 (65.1). There is meaningful separation between the top models, suggesting genuine performance differences.

The best open-weight option is Muse Spark Open (ranked #7 with a score of 50.7). While proprietary models lead, open-weight options are within striking distance for teams willing to trade a few points of performance for full model control.

This ranking uses provisional overall weighted scores from the active scoring formula. For detailed model profiles, click any model name above. To compare two specific models head-to-head, use the "vs #" links.

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