Meta Is Challenging Claude Code and Codex With New Muse Code
With coding as a key capability for AI companies, Meta throws its hat into the ring.
Meta is battling AI titans OpenAI and Anthropic with a new coding tool called Muse Code. This tool was introduced on Wednesday and is powered by Meta's latest AI model, Muse Spark 1.2. Muse Code is designed to run agents asynchronously in the background, allowing it to handle complex coding tasks. Meta claims that Spark 1.2 has specific improvements for coding, particularly in code generation, debugging, and understanding codebases.
Agentic coding, which involves AI tools called agents to complete tasks autonomously, has been accelerated by the trend of vibe coding. This involves using agentic AI to create new websites and apps with minimal coding knowledge. Claude Code, released in 2025, was the first major tool to utilize this methodology, followed by OpenAI's Codex.
Currently, Muse Code and the model behind it are only accessible to developers on Meta's developer website and OpenRouter, a platform that hosts AI models. An API key is required to access these tools. While anyone can technically purchase an API key, the technical nature of the launch suggests it's best suited for software developers and engineers.
Meta operates on a pay-as-you-go system, with similar pricing to Spark 1.1. For Muse Spark 1.2, users are charged $1.25 per million token input and $4.25 per million token output. However, companies that overuse AI this year learned that heavy AI use comes with a hefty price tag.
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