Model comparison
Longcat Flash Chat vs Muse Spark 1.3
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Longcat Flash Chat 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 reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 54.0 to 19.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 17.7% for Longcat Flash Chat and 85.1% for Muse Spark 1.3.
- Longcat Flash Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meituan | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 42.1 | 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
Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | 1514 |
| CursorBench | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1657 |
| SciCode | — | 59.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Longcat Flash Chat: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 57.8% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 27.6% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272), Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 17.7% | 85.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1503 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 43.9% | — |
| 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
Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1494 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 99.2% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1454 | 1516 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Longcat Flash Chat: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1471 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1481 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1529 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | 1524 |
| LMArena German | 1408 | 1515 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1373 | 1474 |
| LMArena Korean | 1371 | 1501 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1490 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1445 | 1490 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1477 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1425 | 1488 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1388 | 1455 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1482 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1906 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Longcat Flash Chat better than Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Longcat Flash Chat or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.6 versus 43.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Longcat Flash Chat and Muse Spark 1.3 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Longcat Flash Chat has 19 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 37.