Model comparison
DBRX vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
MetaSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 53.9 to 14.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 49.8 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 32.3 (#262), Muse Spark 1.2: 48.6 (#49)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1497 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1532 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.5 (#77)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 20.5 (#218), Muse Spark 1.2: 50.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1490 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 155.18 |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 22.3 (#265), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.8 (#68)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#289), Muse Spark 1.2: 53.9 (#49)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1485 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
DBRX: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 42.6 (#24)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1304 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 29.4 (#263), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.4 (#10)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1479 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1494 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 57.7 (#265), Muse Spark 1.2: 77.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1466 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#253), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.4 (#35)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1483 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#271), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.6 (#14)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1486 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1444 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1504 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 28.