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Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.3

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 54.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 35 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

61.8

Rank #11 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.3 Meta

54.8

Rank #27 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 35 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Muse Spark 1.3 in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 74.8 to 42.6.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath Tier 4: 22% for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 46.3% for Muse Spark 1.3.
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.3.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
ProviderGoogleMeta
Noometry Index61.854.8
Released2026-09-022026-09-02
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M1.05M
Max output66K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$3.75$4.25
Results tracked5037

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
CursorBench39.6%41.6%
LMArena WebDev15841657
SciCode56.6%59.7%
LMArena Coding15101514
DeepSWE73.8%—
FrontierCode41.2%—
FrontierSWE19.6%—
WeirdML84.8%—
ALE-Bench1,270—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
APEX-Agents64.3%57.8%
GDP.pdf23.4%27.6%
Remote Labor Index5.8%—
Vending-Bench 25,094—

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%85.1%
CritPt18.3%26%
Chess Puzzles61%38%
LMArena Hard Prompts15081503
Mystery Game Puzzles47%25%
DTBench95.7%96.5%
LMCA52.9%53.9%
Epoch Capabilities Index156.71156.75
ARC-AGI-289.2%—
ARC-AGI-198.5%—
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%—
Bench to the Future 3—0.14

Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.4%74.4%
FrontierMath Tier 422%46.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.9%99.2%
ProofBench48%58%
LMArena Math15281494

Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Expert15241516
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—
SimpleQA Verified69.7%—

Multimodal Muse Spark 1.3 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision13141309
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—
LMArena Document—1471

Multilingual Too close to call

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Non-English14911481
LMArena Chinese15541529
LMArena French14981524
LMArena German14931515
LMArena Japanese15021474
LMArena Korean14591501
LMArena Russian15151490
LMArena Spanish14851490

Instruction Following Too close to call

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Instruction Following14901477

Long Context Too close to call

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Longer Query15081488

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text14991490
LMArena Creative Writing14921455
EQ-Bench Creative Writing17481906
LMArena Multi-Turn15011482

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.3?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 54.8 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.3?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.3 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 56.6 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 1.3 share?

35 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 37.

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