Model comparison
Muse Spark vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Muse Spark and Qwen3.6 Max Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (50.6 vs 51.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 57.6.
Side by side
| Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 50.6 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-08 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1481 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| SciCode | 51.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1474 | 1457 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 152.04 | 149.24 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| CritPt | 11.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1455 | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | 4.2% |
| ProofBench | 17% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.8% | 87.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1457 | 1478 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 40.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1444 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1464 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1509 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1497 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1466 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1497 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1442 | 1438 |
Long Context Too close to call
Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1451 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1474 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1459 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1477 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Muse Spark and Qwen3.6 Max Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (50.6 vs 51.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Muse Spark or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 46.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.