Meta Releases Muse Code AI Coding Agent to Challenge Anthropic and OpenAI

Meta released its first coding agent called Muse Code as the company challenges AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI. The tool launched in beta alongside Meta's latest AI model, Muse Spark 1.2, which specializes in coding. Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer who leads Meta Superintelligence Labs and joined in June of last year, oversees the development.

Muse Code Functions as Terminal Coding Agent

Muse Code operates as a terminal coding agent that developers can install with one command to handle complete software engineering tasks. "You can install it with one command and then use it to take on complete software engineering tasks across a wide variety of use cases, planning changes, writing code, validating the results," Wang said. The tool works within a single user interface and manages AI-powered digital agents that support the software development process, similar to Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex assistants.

The Muse Spark 1.2 model was developed and trained alongside Muse Code, which Wang said improves overall coding performance. This differs from the prior Muse Spark 1.1 model that Meta released in July, which also specialized in coding.

Meta Sets API Pricing at $1.25 Per Million Input Tokens

Developers can access Muse Code via a pay-as-you-go option with API pricing similar to the Muse Spark 1.1 release. The company charges $1.25 per million tokens in input and $4.25 per million tokens of output. Muse Code also offers a contributor tier that Wang characterizes as "more than 10 times cheaper than than even the pay-as-you-go tier." Users who select the contributor tier opt-in to help improve the model "in an industry standard way in-line with all the other coding agents," Wang said.

FAQ

What did Meta release to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI? Meta released Muse Code, its first coding agent in beta, alongside the Muse Spark 1.2 AI model. The tool functions as a terminal coding agent that handles complete software engineering tasks including planning changes, writing code, and validating results.

How much does Meta charge for Muse Code API access? Meta charges $1.25 per million tokens in input and $4.25 per million tokens of output for the pay-as-you-go option. The company also offers a contributor tier that is more than 10 times cheaper than the pay-as-you-go tier.