Head to head · LLM inference · October 2026 research run
Muse Ember vs SWE-2 Flash
Muse Ember scores 51.8 (D) on agent readiness against SWE-2 Flash's 36.4 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SWE-2 Flash leads on reliability, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.
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Which one, for what
Best for Agents that hand out many small, bounded tasks (sub-agents, tool loops, routing, extraction over thousands of files) and want a cheap multimodal model with a 1M context behind the same API as a bigger Muse model.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 60 against 29
- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 10
- Security & auth, 64 against 53
Also in its favour
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
Watch for
No weights and no parameter count published, so it can't be run locally
Best for People already using Devin Desktop or Devin CLI who want a cheaper, faster model for routine coding work such as automations, reviews and small changes, while it is free in November 2026.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 50 against 40
- Maintenance & community, 53 against 46
- Transparency & trust, 64 against 53
Watch for
No model API, OpenAPI entry or model card. The Devin API's session agents list SWE-2 but not SWE-2 Flash
Why the edge
Each category where one leads by five points or more, with the reason behind each side's score from its assessment. The numbers are in the table below; this is what they stand for.
Agent ergonomics Muse Ember +62
Muse Ember 72
Model reading. Tool calls, parallel calls, computer use and search grounding, with tool_choice limited to auto per the platform reading (15 of 20). Strict structured output (15). Automatic prompt caching, cached input at 4% of the input price (15). A 1,048,576-token context, but requests over 200K input tokens bill at three times the rate for the whole request (12 of 15). No batch endpoint (0). No SDK of Meta's own; OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs against compatible endpoints (0). OpenAI-style errors with fixes and retryable codes (15). 15 + 15 + 15 + 12 + 0 + 0 + 15 = 72.
SWE-2 Flash 10
Model reading (tool use, structured output, caching, context, batch, SDKs). Tool use is Devin's harness, not something a caller configures; no context length, output limit or cache price is published for SWE-2 Flash (5 of 25). No documented output-size or reasoning controls for this model; SWE-2's effort levels aren't stated for Flash (0 of 20). No model-level error documentation (0 of 20). No idempotency or retry guidance (0 of 20). One flag or picker selects it and devin -p runs a single turn and prints to stdout, but there is no SDK or direct endpoint (5 of 15). 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 5 = 10.
Schema & documentation Muse Ember +31
Muse Ember 60
Model reading. No OpenAPI file; the Markdown reference is the contract, per the meta-model-api listing (0). llms.txt and Markdown copies of every page (10). The Muse Ember page and choose-a-model page say what to hand it and what not to (hard single-shot coding, knowledge-heavy questions, visual coding), with model ID, inputs, context, max output and effort range (18 of 20). JSON Schema tools and output, reasoning effort an enum, per the platform reading (12 of 15). Curl, Python and TypeScript examples and the platform's error guide (15). A versioned model ID and a dated launch post, with no API changelog (5 of 15). 0 + 10 + 18 + 12 + 15 + 5 = 60.
SWE-2 Flash 29
Model reading. No model API, so no OpenAPI entry; the Devin v3 OpenAPI file lists SWE-2 agents only, and no model card was found (0). docs.devin.ai serves llms.txt and Markdown copies of every page (10). The launch post says what it is for (automations, code review, feature development, documentation) and the CLI docs say when to pick a SWE model, but the models pages don't list SWE-2 Flash yet (6 of 20). No documented model ID, reasoning settings, context or output limits to type (0 of 15). The CLI pages show --model and /model examples, with no model-specific errors (3 of 15). Named, dated model versions on Cognition's blog and public release notes, but no release note for SWE-2 Flash yet; the newest is 2 November (10 of 15). 0 + 10 + 6 + 0 + 3 + 10 = 29.
Security & auth Muse Ember +11
Muse Ember 64
Platform readings are the meta-model-api listing's of 4 November. Team keys, named, revocable, no scopes (20 of 30). Standard mode only, so content isn't used to train Meta models under the terms, with safety use reserved (17 of 20). Retention 'as needed' with zero retention through sales (10 of 15). Usage dashboard by model, no per-call log (5 of 15). No security.txt on dev.meta.ai, a bug bounty and a security commitments page, no named certification (12 of 20). 20 + 17 + 10 + 5 + 12 = 64.
SWE-2 Flash 53
Read as a hosted model reached through Devin's local clients. The CLI signs in through a browser, or the enterprise identity provider, and stores an API token in credentials.toml that by default is persistent and does not expire and carries the user's access, with no scopes found for it (10 of 30). Devin CLI documents an OS-level sandbox with network filtering, hooks that can block tool calls, and enterprise model allowlists and team settings (14 of 20). Guardrails against prompt injection are Enterprise only and cover user messages, as on the devin listing (8 of 15). Enterprise analytics count tool calls and consumption by model and user; no per-user audit log for the CLI was found (8 of 15). SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, a disclosure address, no bug bounty and no security.txt, per the devin listing (13 of 20). Training: self-serve customer data may train Cognition's models by default, with an opt-out on paid plans that also turns on zero data retention at model providers. Cognition withheld the weights over cyber misuse, which is recorded as a fact, not scored. 10 + 14 + 8 + 8 + 13 = 53.
Transparency & trust SWE-2 Flash +11
Muse Ember 53
Editorial half. Closed model under the Model API terms, with clear terms and law; no weights and no parameter count, unlike Muse Spark Open and Muse Glimmer (15). Standard content isn't used for training, retention periods not stated outside zero retention (18 of 30). No deprecation policy or dated notices (0). A subprocessor list linked but not read, no data locations (8 of 20). 15 + 18 + 0 + 8 = 41.
SWE-2 Flash 64
Editorial half. Closed model under Cognition's platform terms; the weights aren't public and the sharing programme isn't described yet (15). Terms, privacy policy, security page and DPA agree, with training on self-serve data by default and no retention periods, as read for the devin listing (18). The API versioning policy covers API endpoints, not models, and no model deprecation notice was found (5 of 20). Sub-processors listed with purpose and country, per the devin listing's 8 October check (18). 15 + 18 + 5 + 18 = 56.
Reliability SWE-2 Flash +10
Muse Ember 40
Model reading, for the surface it's called on, Meta Model API. No status page with readable history, per the meta-model-api listing's 4 November check (0), so no readable incident history (5). Rate limits published per team and per model, 3,000 RPM and 4,000,000 TPM for muse-ember-1.0, read 9 November (15). 429 and 503 with Retry-After, backoff guidance and rate-limit headers, per the meta-model-api listing (15). No SLA found (0). Muse Ember carries no preview label, but the API opened as a public preview in July and no general-availability notice was found, so half, as for the platform (5). 0 + 5 + 15 + 15 + 0 + 5 = 40.
SWE-2 Flash 50
Model reading, for the surface it runs on, Devin Desktop and Devin CLI. Status page at www.devinstatus.com (Atlassian Statuspage) with Desktop Agent and Desktop Tab components besides the cloud ones, read on 4 November 2026 (20). The history feed for the 90 days from 6 August lists 'Devin unavailable' for 20 minutes on 13 August with no component named, read as across the board and a major as on the devin listing; Devin Cloud unavailable on 13 August and the web app down on 24 September name cloud surfaces this model doesn't use; the rest are degraded-performance incidents (new sessions on 3 September, 'multiple services' on 17 September, Ask Devin on 26 October, automation triggers on 4 November) and session queuing on 10 and 11 August, read as minor and a scheduled Devin Desktop extension marketplace upgrade on 7 August, read as maintenance. One major (10). No rate limit figures for the model or the CLI; usage is a daily and weekly quota with no numbers (0). No 429, backoff or retry guidance for this surface (0). Cognition publishes an SLA (25 February 2026) with uptime and response times that applies when included in an order form, read as a contractual SLA on Enterprise, as on other listings (10). The launch post makes it available today with no preview or beta label (10). 20 + 10 + 0 + 0 + 10 + 10 = 50.
Maintenance & community SWE-2 Flash +7
Muse Ember 46
Model reading. Released 9 November 2026 (30). No deprecation policy or notice period found, per the platform reading (0 of 12). Dated launches on the API, the latest Muse Wonder on 12 October and Muse Ember on 9 November (8 of 8). No Model API changelog; a help centre with tickets (8 of 15). No SDK of Meta's own (0 of 15, 0 of 10). 30 + 0 + 8 + 8 + 0 = 46.
SWE-2 Flash 53
Model reading. Released 4 November 2026 (30). Churn and notice in place of release counts: SWE-1.6, SWE-1.7, SWE-1.7 Lightning, SWE-2 (10 September) and now SWE-2 Flash in a few months, with no model deprecation notice period found and short names that move to the newest model (10 of 20). Public release notes and a support address, no public tracker (10 of 25). No official SDK for the model (0 of 15). The docs are kept current but don't yet cover this model (3 of 10). 30 + 10 + 10 + 0 + 3 = 53.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Muse Ember | SWE-2 Flash | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 40 | 50 | SWE-2 Flash +10 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 60 | 29 | Muse Ember +31 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 72 | 10 | Muse Ember +62 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 64 | 53 | Muse Ember +11 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 20 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 46 | 53 | SWE-2 Flash +7 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 53 | 64 | SWE-2 Flash +11 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |
| Total | D 51.8/100 | F 36.4/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Muse Ember | SWE-2 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Model API | Model API |
| Vendor | Meta | Cognition AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | https://api.meta.ai/v1 | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed model, used through Meta Model API and Muse Code under the Meta Model API Terms of Service (last updated 9 October 2026). No open weights; Meta's open-weight models are Muse Spark Open and Muse Glimmer | Proprietary model, used through Devin Desktop and Devin CLI under Cognition's Platform Terms of Service. The weights are not public; Cognition says it is building a programme to share them with industry partners and researchers |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-11-09 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-02 | 2026-06-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-03-09 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |
Verdicts
Muse Ember
A cheap, capable model for the repeated parts of agent work, at $0.10 and $0.50 per million tokens with a 1M context and Meta's figures putting it level with Claude Haiku 5.5 on fewer tokens. Launched today on an API with no readable status page, SLA or deprecation policy, and closed, with no weights.
SWE-2 Flash
A new small coding model from Cognition that anyone can try free in Devin Desktop and Devin CLI until 30 November 2026, with strong vendor-reported coding scores. It has no model API, no published per-token price, context length or model card, and no public weights, so an agent can reach it only by driving Devin's own CLI.
Before you call either
Muse Ember
- Call https://api.meta.ai/v1/responses (or /chat/completions or /messages) with model muse-ember-1.0 and a bearer MODEL_API_KEY
- Set the effort explicitly, reasoning.effort on Responses or reasoning_effort on Chat Completions. It defaults to max, and none isn't accepted; minimal or low suits classification and routing
- Keep input under 200K tokens a request, cached tokens and previous_response_id history included, or the whole request bills at the long-context rate
- Use it for sub-agents and bounded repeated tasks, and a larger Muse model for the plan, as Meta advises
- Use strict structured output for extraction and routing steps
- In Claude Code, map the haiku alias and sub-agent model to muse-ember-1.0, per Meta's guide
SWE-2 Flash
- There is no endpoint to call. Run Devin CLI single-turn with
devin -pand pick the model with--model; the SWE-2 Flash model ID isn't documented yet, so check/modelin the CLI first - Don't rely on the short name
swe. The docs say it resolves to the latest model in the family, which may be SWE-2 rather than SWE-2 Flash - Plan for billing to start on 1 December 2026. The free period covers Devin Desktop and CLI only, not Devin cloud sessions
- Treat Cognition's benchmark figures as the vendor's. No independent result for SWE-2 Flash was found
- Keep
credentials.tomlprivate. The token in it doesn't expire by default and carries the signed-in user's access
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Muse Ember or SWE-2 Flash?
Muse Ember scores 51.8 (D) on agent readiness against SWE-2 Flash's 36.4 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SWE-2 Flash leads on reliability, maintenance & community and transparency & trust.
Do Muse Ember and SWE-2 Flash need an API key?
Muse Ember needs an API key. SWE-2 Flash takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.
Can an agent call Muse Ember and SWE-2 Flash without installing anything?
Muse Ember has a hosted endpoint at https://api.meta.ai/v1. No hosted endpoint is listed for SWE-2 Flash.
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