OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K)

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As of September 2, 2026, Muse Spark 1.3 is #1 for OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) at 98.5%. Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score 1 models in this index have a published OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score. Methodology: OpenAI MRCR (https://huggingface.co/datasets/openai/mrcr). OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) leaderboard with live API prices. Multi-needle retrieval in 256K-512K token contexts — tests long-context recall. Official methodology: OpenAI MRCR (https://huggingface.co/datasets/openai/mrcr).

Updated September 2, 2026349 models36 providers


Muse Spark 1.3 Meta · Proprietary	98.5%	$5.50
ChatGPT-4o Latest OpenAI · Proprietary	—	$12.50
Claude 3 Haiku Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$1.50
Claude 3 Opus Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$90.00
Claude 3 Sonnet Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude 3.5 Haiku Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$4.80
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$60.00
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$60.00
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$6.00
Claude Mythos 5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$60.00
Claude Mythos 5.1 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$60.00
Claude Mythos Preview Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$60.00
Claude Opus 4 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$90.00
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$90.00
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$30.00
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$30.00
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$30.00
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$30.00
Claude Opus 5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$30.00
Claude Sonnet 4 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$18.00
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic · Proprietary	—	$12.00
Codestral-22BOSS Mistral · Open Source · via Mistral AI	—	$1.20
Command A+OSS Cohere · Open Source	—	$12.50
Command R+OSS Cohere · Open Source	—	$1.25
Composer 2 Cursor · Proprietary	—	$3.00
Composer 2 Fast Cursor · Proprietary	—	$9.00
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70BOSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.50
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BOSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.30
DeepSeek VL2OSS DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate	—	$2.80
DeepSeek VL2 SmallOSS DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate	—	$1.70
DeepSeek VL2 TinyOSS DeepSeek · Open Source · via Replicate	—	$0.90
DeepSeek-R1OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$2.74
DeepSeek-R1-0528OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$2.74
DeepSeek-V2.5OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.42
DeepSeek-V3OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$1.37
DeepSeek-V3 0324OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$1.42
DeepSeek-V3.1OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$1.27
DeepSeek-V3.2OSS DeepSeek · Open Source · via OpenRouter	—	$0.57
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.70
DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpOSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.68
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0423OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.30
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$1.76
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-MaxOSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$0.42
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp DeepSeek · Proprietary	—	$0.88
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813OSS DeepSeek · Open Source	—	$5.28

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Which model leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) right now?

As of September 2, 2026, Muse Spark 1.3 by Meta is #1 for OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) at 98.5%. Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score This board also tracks OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K). This openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-512k) leaderboard ranks models by OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K). Scores come from public evals. Prices are the live API rates in the table above.

Sources: OpenAI MRCR (https://huggingface.co/datasets/openai/mrcr); OpenAI API pricing (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing); Anthropic Claude API pricing (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing); Gemini API pricing (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing)

Top 1 for openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-512k). Ranked by the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score Input and output are dollars per million tokens.
Rank	Model	OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K)	Input /M	Output /M
1	Muse Spark 1.3	98.5%	$1.25	$4.25

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OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) FAQ

Who ranks #1 on the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) leaderboard?

As of September 2, 2026, Muse Spark 1.3 by Meta ranks #1 on OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) at 98.5%. API pricing is $1.25/M input and $4.25/M output.

Which openai mrcr v2 8-needle (256k-512k) model is the cheapest?

Muse Spark 1.3 currently leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) and is also the cheapest scored model on this page, at $1.25/M input and $4.25/M output ($5.50 blended).

Should I always pick the #1 OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) model?

Not automatically. Muse Spark 1.3 leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K), but a cheaper scored model can be the better production choice if the quality gap is small. Use the table to weigh OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) against input/output price, context window, and related evals.

How often is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) leaderboard updated?

Scores and API prices on this page are refreshed from published evals and provider rates. The snapshot is labeled September 2, 2026. Treat it as a current index, not a one-off blog post.

What is OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K)?

Multi-needle retrieval in 256K-512K token contexts — tests long-context recall. This page ranks models that have published a OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score, with live API token prices on the same row. Official methodology: OpenAI MRCR (https://huggingface.co/datasets/openai/mrcr).

Where is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) leaderboard?

This page is the OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) leaderboard. Models are sorted by OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K), with input and output token prices on the same row so you can weigh score against cost. Official boards often omit price; that comparison is the point of this index.

How is this OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) ranking different from the official board?

The official OpenAI MRCR page owns the methodology. This page keeps the published OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) score next to live API $/M so you can pick a production SKU, not only a trophy number. Source: https://huggingface.co/datasets/openai/mrcr

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Which model leads OpenAI MRCR v2 8-needle (256K-512K) right now?

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