Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
MetaSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 73.4 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 49.9 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1498 |
| DeepSWE | — | 53.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1542 |
| SciCode | — | 58.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 31.8% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 40.5% |
| GBAEval | — | 7.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 15% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,520 |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | 154.21 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 84.9% |
| CritPt | — | 15.1% |
| DTBench | — | 94.4% |
| LMCA | — | 49.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 52.5% |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1483 |
| ProofBench | — | 39% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 57.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1465 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1518 |
| LMArena French | — | 1494 |
| LMArena German | — | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1451 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1464 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1457 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1462 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1437 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1485 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1927 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1260 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Muse Spark 1.1 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 37.