Model comparison
Granite 4.0 H Small vs Muse Spark 1.3
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 73.1 to 31.4.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 36.5 | 54.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1249 | 1514 |
| CursorBench | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1657 |
| SciCode | — | 59.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 H Small: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 57.8% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 27.6% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163), Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1240 | 1503 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 26% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 38% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 25% |
| DTBench | — | 96.5% |
| LMCA | — | 53.9% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | — | 0.14 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.75 |
Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1247 | 1494 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 99.2% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
| Omni-MATH | 29.6% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1251 | 1516 |
| MMLU-Pro | 56.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.0 H Small: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1471 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1481 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1249 | 1529 |
| LMArena Russian | 1201 | 1490 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1258 | 1490 |
| LMArena French | — | 1524 |
| LMArena German | — | 1515 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1474 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1501 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1222 | 1477 |
| IFEval | 89% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1242 | 1488 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1241 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1211 | 1455 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1242 | 1482 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1906 |
| WildBench | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 H Small better than Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.0 H Small or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.6 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 H Small and Muse Spark 1.3 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 H Small has 19 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 37.