Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Muse Spark 1.3
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 24.9 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 1.3 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 73.7 to 15.3.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 54.4 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-09-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.0 (#327), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.1 (#18)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1516 |
| CursorBench | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1655 |
| SciCode | — | 59.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#28)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 57.8% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 27.6% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 14.6 (#315), Muse Spark 1.3: 52.9 (#27)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1503 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.94 | 156.89 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 24.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 38% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 25% |
| DTBench | — | 96.5% |
| LMCA | — | 53.9% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | — | 0.14 |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 25.0 (#250), Muse Spark 1.3: 72.4 (#16)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1497 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 99.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 42.0 (#92)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1516 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 43.0 (#21)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1471 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#291), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.8 (#6)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1485 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1527 |
| LMArena French | — | 1534 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1491 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1485 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.9 (#299), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.8 (#14)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1481 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 45.7 (#29)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1491 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#306), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.7 (#10)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1450 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1486 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1906 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.1 versus 23.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Muse Spark 1.3 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 34.