Model comparison
Amazon Nova Lite vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 19× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 50.4 to 18.5.
- Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.24 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.
- Muse Spark 1.2 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 300K.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 49.8 |
| Released | 2024-12-03 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 300K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 10K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.24 | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 32.0 (#266), Muse Spark 1.2: 48.6 (#49)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1239 | 1497 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1532 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
| LiveBench Coding | 27.5% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 236.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.5 (#77)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 18.5 (#257), Muse Spark 1.2: 50.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1220 | 1490 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 36.7% | — |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 37.2% | — |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 155.18 |
| LiveBench | 36.4% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 25.8 (#243), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.8 (#68)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| Omni-MATH | 23.3% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 36.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1227 | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 26.0 (#254), Muse Spark 1.2: 53.9 (#49)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1201 | 1485 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 3.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 60% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.7% | — |
| MMLU | 77% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 25.0 (#118), Muse Spark 1.2: 42.6 (#24)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 990 | 1304 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 38.2 (#227), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.4 (#10)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1208 | 1479 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1225 | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1494 |
| LMArena French | 1237 | — |
| LMArena German | 1229 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1153 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1153 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1225 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 59.6 (#250), Muse Spark 1.2: 77.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1205 | 1466 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 54.1% | — |
| IFEval | 77.6% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 37.4 (#212), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.4 (#35)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1234 | 1483 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 42.3 (#232), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.6 (#14)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1486 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1197 | 1444 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1199 | 1504 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
| WildBench | 75% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Lite better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 19× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Lite or Muse Spark 1.2?
Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.
Is Amazon Nova Lite or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 32.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Muse Spark 1.2 does, with 1.05M tokens against 300K.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Lite and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Lite has 34 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 28.