GPT-6 Astra Max vs Muse Wonder Max: benchmark scores compared

Comparing GPT-6 Astra (Max) with Muse Wonder (Max) is really a question of how much capability you are willing to give up, and what you get back for it. The biggest separation is in overall capability: 56.9 for GPT-6 Astra Max against 43.6 for Muse Wonder Max. The figures come from tracked catalogue data, not from our own testing, so treat them as a starting point for a trial on your tasks.

Benchmark scores

GPT-6 Astra Max records 56.9 on the intelligence index and Muse Wonder Max records 43.6. This is a substantial lead, not a near miss.

Across the 109 active models with an intelligence score in the catalogue, GPT-6 Astra Max ranks 5th and Muse Wonder Max ranks 28th.

There are no coding or math index scores for either model in the catalogue, which keeps this comparison at the aggregate level.

Cost: Muse Wonder Max is cheaper

The list prices are $10.00 in and $50.00 out for GPT-6 Astra Max, and $4.00 in and $20.00 out for Muse Wonder Max, per million tokens. For output tokens, GPT-6 Astra Max is 2.5 times the price of Muse Wonder Max.

For a sample workload of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens, GPT-6 Astra Max would cost $20.00 and Muse Wonder Max $8.00, a difference of $12.00. A bigger example, a support assistant answering 10,000 conversations of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each, costs $450 on GPT-6 Astra Max and $180 on Muse Wonder Max: a gap of $270. Blended at three input tokens per output token, the effective rates are $20.00 for GPT-6 Astra Max and $8.00 for Muse Wonder Max.

When they came out

Muse Wonder Max arrived on October 12, 2026, 39 days after GPT-6 Astra Max (September 3, 2026). That is close enough to count them as the same generation.

Muse Wonder Max is the faster writer

GPT-6 Astra Max generates about 46 tokens per second and Muse Wonder Max about 134 tokens per second. On long outputs, that is a real advantage for Muse Wonder Max. The wait for the first token averages 6.8 minutes on GPT-6 Astra Max against 26 seconds on Muse Wonder Max. In an interactive app, Muse Wonder Max will feel noticeably more responsive. Waits that long are felt on every chat-style request, though they matter less for batch jobs.

Put together, a 1,000-token answer would take about 7.2 minutes from GPT-6 Astra Max and 33 seconds from Muse Wonder Max, counting the first-token wait.

Cost per point of intelligence

Per point of intelligence index, GPT-6 Astra Max costs $0.35 of blended price per million tokens and Muse Wonder Max $0.18. So GPT-6 Astra Max buys its higher score at a premium, while Muse Wonder Max is the value pick, paying 48% less per point.