12 Oct 2026 · Meta · Chat / Agents · API + Subscription

Muse Wonder and Wonder Full — weaker model by API, stronger by subscription only

Meta is directing users from Meta AI toward Muse Wonder. Only the weaker model is available via API; the strongest is subscription-only so far.

In this article: In brief · What announced · Cost and access · Why it matters · What to check · What is still unknown · At a glance · Sources

In brief

• What changed: Frontier performance claimed, but access is split: API for one tier, subscription for the other.
• Who gets it: Wonder via Meta Model API and Muse Code; Wonder Full via subscription tiers only
• The catch: No pay-as-you-go API price announced for Wonder Full; available via two Muse Code subscription tiers

What Meta announced

On 12 Oct 2026, Meta released Muse Wonder and Wonder Full — weaker model by API, stronger by subscription only for chat / agents work. Frontier performance claimed, but access is split: API for one tier, subscription for the other.

Meta announced Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full on 12 October 2026, as frontier models for personal and professional agents, with Active Memory (carrying context across conversations) and Active Focus (sticking with hard tasks). The access split is the story: standard Wonder is available through the Meta Model API at a reported $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, while the stronger Wonder Full is, at launch, available only to Muse Code subscribers, with no pay-as-you-go API price announced. That split — not just the benchmark claim — decides whether you can actually build on the strongest model today.

What it costs, and who can use it today

Price: No pay-as-you-go API price announced for Wonder Full; available via two Muse Code subscription tiers. Access: API + Subscription. Availability: Wonder via Meta Model API and Muse Code; Wonder Full via subscription tiers only. A token, where prices are per million tokens, is roughly part of a word; prices are per million tokens processed, not per message. Open-weight means downloadable weights — check the licence for commercial use, because downloadable does not automatically mean unrestricted.

Why it matters

“Launched” does not mean “you can call it from your app.” This is the clearest October example of that gap.

What to check before you rely on it

• The exact access route for your account and region, on the official website linked below.
• The current price and any introductory or preview price end date.
• The licence and commercial-use terms for your intended use, especially for open-weight models.

Benchmark figures in this article, where given, are reported figures from the maker or from named coverage — they are not tests run by AI Updates.

What is still unknown

• No major field is missing from the sources checked; prices, caps and availability can still change after the checked date

At a glance

Frequently asked questions

When was Muse Wonder launched? 12 Oct 2026, by Meta.

How much does Muse Wonder cost? No pay-as-you-go API price announced for Wonder Full; available via two Muse Code subscription tiers

Who can use Muse Wonder today? Wonder via Meta Model API and Muse Code; Wonder Full via subscription tiers only

Sources

Also checked: VentureBeat category page, 13 Oct 2026 — a calendar or category page verifies date, lab and type only, not price or access.

Official sources are listed first, because a lab’s own announcement or product page is the primary source for price, access and availability. Secondary coverage is listed second, and is never used to upgrade an unverified figure into a settled fact.

Corrections: see Corrections for dated corrections already applied to this site, including the Kimi, Muse Wonder, Mistral and Duet corrections. If a price, date or access rule on this page has changed, it will be corrected here with a dated note. Last checked 25 Oct 2026. Prices and availability can change after the checked date — confirm on the provider page.