Meta Muse Wonder Full is $50 Muse Code only - API stays at Opus-parity Wonder

What happened

What happened (verified 2026-10-13 on TechCrunch + Meta Muse Code docs): On October 12, 2026 Meta released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full as its first frontier pair. API Wonder (muse-wonder-1.0) lists at $4 input / $20 output per 1M tokens (cached input $0.20) - Opus 5.5 list parity. Wonder Full is not served on the Meta Model API; Meta and TechCrunch state it is Muse Code subscription-only. Muse Code plans (verified on product + help pages): Everyday $5 (10-50 prompts / 5h), High $15 (5x), Power $50 (20x + most powerful Muse models), Maximum $200 (80x). Subscription credential works only inside Muse Code CLI; extra API keys bill pay-as-you-go. Tool impact: Meta's strongest coding model is a gated seat feature, not a callable API SKU - same multi-home trap as stacking Claude Max + Cursor + Copilot.

Tool impact

claude chatgpt cursor github-copilot

Switch or not?

Try: if you already live in a terminal agent and want a cheap second opinion, trial Muse Code Everyday ($5) for one week on 5 real tickets against your primary agent - cancel before renewal unless it wins. Avoid: paying Power ($50) or Maximum ($200) just for Wonder Full if you need it in CI/product pipelines - Full is not in the API, and the sub key is CLI-only. Avoid: switching Opus 5.5 API traffic to Wonder on price alone - same $4/$20 list. Next: (1) do not add a third agent seat beside Claude/Cursor/Codex; (2) if you trial Muse Code, turn Contributor mode off if you do not want training on your prompts; (3) re-verify https://dev.meta.ai/products/muse-code and https://dev.meta.ai/docs/muse-code/subscriptions on ship day. last-verified 2026-10-13.

Money / risk

Wonder Full is a $50+ Muse Code feature, not an API meter. Everyday $5 has vague 10-50 prompts / 5h windows; Full effort burns allowance faster. Regional availability varies. Contributor mode is on by default (more usage in exchange for training). Independent index scores (T2) still favor Opus 5.5 slightly - treat as clue only.

Sources (multi-channel)

GitHub, docs, blogs, video — not a single-platform dump.

news TechCrunch - Muse Wonder + Full launch; Full not on API
Verified 2026-10-13: Wonder API $4/$20; Wonder Full Muse Code subscribers only; not served through the API.
docs Meta Muse Code - plan prices $5/$15/$50/$200
Verified 2026-10-13: Everyday $5, High $15, Power $50 (most powerful Muse models), Maximum $200.
docs Meta docs - subscription CLI-only; extra keys PAYG
Verified 2026-10-13: sub credential Muse Code only; additional API keys pay-as-you-go; Power/Maximum include most powerful models.
docs Meta help - plan benefits + Contributor mode default
Verified 2026-10-13: confirms $5/$15/$50/$200 and Contributor mode default.

Source

TechCrunch + Meta Muse Code - Wonder Full subscription-gated; API Wonder $4/$20 · verify independently