Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.3 vs Qwen Turbo
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 73.1 to 15.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 99.2% for Muse Spark 1.3 and 6.1% for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.3.
- Muse Spark 1.3 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 54.8 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-02 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.25 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 37 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CursorBench | 41.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1657 | — |
| SciCode | 59.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1514 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 57.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 27.6% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 85.1% | — |
| CritPt | 26% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 38% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1503 | — |
| 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
Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 99.2% | 6.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 74.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
| ProofBench | 58% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1494 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1309 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1471 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1481 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | — |
| LMArena French | 1524 | — |
| LMArena German | 1515 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1474 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1501 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1490 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1490 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1488 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1490 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1455 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1906 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1482 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.3 better than Qwen Turbo?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.3 or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.3 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.
Which has the bigger context window?
Muse Spark 1.3 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.3 and Qwen Turbo share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.3 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.