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Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.2

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 30 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

61.8

Rank #11 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.2 Meta

50.3

Rank #48 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 30 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 76.9 to 51.3.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is APEX-Agents: 64.3% for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 36.4% for Muse Spark 1.2.
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
ProviderGoogleMeta
Noometry Index61.850.3
Released2026-09-022026-08-05
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M1.05M
Max output66K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$3.75$4.25
Results tracked5031

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
DeepSWE73.8%54.9%
LMArena WebDev15841533
FrontierSWE19.6%12%
SciCode56.6%56.4%
WeirdML84.8%60.3%
LMArena Coding15101495
FrontierCode41.2%—
CursorBench39.6%—
ALE-Bench1,270—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
APEX-Agents64.3%36.4%
GDP.pdf23.4%16%
Remote Labor Index5.8%—
Vending-Bench 25,094—

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%79.2%
CritPt18.3%17.7%
LMArena Hard Prompts15081486
DTBench95.7%94.7%
LMCA52.9%48.4%
Epoch Capabilities Index156.71154.87
ARC-AGI-289.2%—
SimpleBench—74.5%
ARC-AGI-198.5%—
Chess Puzzles61%—
Mystery Game Puzzles47%—
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%—

Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
ProofBench48%43%
LMArena Math15281471
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.9%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
SimpleQA Verified69.7%60.3%
LMArena Expert15241480
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—

Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision13141305
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—

Multilingual Too close to call

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Non-English14911478
LMArena Chinese15541511
LMArena French14981513
LMArena Russian15151487
LMArena Spanish14851498
LMArena German1493—
LMArena Japanese1502—
LMArena Korean1459—

Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Instruction Following14901461

Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Longer Query15081475

Writing & Preference Too close to call

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text14991482
LMArena Creative Writing14921449
EQ-Bench Creative Writing17481840
LMArena Multi-Turn15011494

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.2?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 49.2 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2 share?

30 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.

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