Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Muse Spark
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.9 to 50.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher in 7 categories and Muse Spark in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads 87.9 to 47.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 100% for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and 17% for Muse Spark.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 61.9 | 50.6 |
| Released | 2026-09-28 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 67.3 (#6), Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 61% | 51.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1513 | 1481 |
| FrontierCode | 52.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 55.5% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1774 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 61.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,819 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 45.0 (#16), Muse Spark: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 75.5% | — |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 54.0 (#28), Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 31.4% | 11.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1495 | 1474 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 165.03 | 152.04 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 80.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 65% | — |
Math Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 87.9 (#6), Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 88.9% |
| ProofBench | 100% | 17% |
| LMArena Math | 1510 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 88.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 80.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Erdős | 2.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#12), Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.6% | 89.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1540 | 1457 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 40.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 46.5% | — |
Multimodal Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 51.5 (#6), Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1289 | 1306 |
| Furniture Assembly | 75% | — |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 55.3 (#30), Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1452 | 1464 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1522 | 1509 |
| LMArena Russian | 1451 | 1466 |
| LMArena French | — | 1497 |
| LMArena German | — | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1459 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1472 |
Instruction Following Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 78.3 (#11), Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1495 | 1442 |
Long Context Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 45.9 (#28), Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1498 | 1451 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#40), Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1474 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1459 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1474 | 1477 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 better than Muse Spark?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.9 to 50.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Muse Spark better for coding?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 67.3 versus 46.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Spark share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has 32 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark has 27.