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In July 2026 you can call five frontier models before lunch, at prices that range tenfold. More choice is not an easier choice. Here is a job-by-job map of which model to default to, with every price dated and a reminder to test on your own data.
Computer-use agents, which read the screen and drive mouse and keyboard, went from demo to shipping feature in 2026, and Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 made it a headline capability. Here is what they automate, where they break, and the guardrails that keep them safe.
On July 9, 2026, Meta put a frontier-class model behind a paid, self-serve API for the first time. Muse Spark 1.1 is agentic, handles computer use and parallel subagents, and undercuts GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 on price. An honest, dated read for builders.
