Model comparison
Muse Spark vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 36.4.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 50.3 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-08 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 45.6 (#65), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1482 | 1413 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| SciCode | 51.5% | — |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 34.9 (#61), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1475 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| CritPt | 11.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 152.09 | — |
Math Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 46.8 (#57), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1455 | 1364 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 17% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 65.7 (#12), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1458 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 89.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 40.6% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark: 42.7 (#23), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1444 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 56.3 (#23), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1464 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1497 | 1394 |
| LMArena German | 1497 | 1324 |
| LMArena Korean | 1457 | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | 1467 | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1471 | 1360 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 76.1 (#47), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1443 | 1356 |
Long Context Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 44.4 (#65), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1451 | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
Muse Spark: 66.2 (#37), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1474 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1460 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1477 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.6 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.