Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 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 1.2 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 72.3 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 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 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 | 17 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | 154.87 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1471 |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1480 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1305 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | — | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1498 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1461 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.