Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 10 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 21.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 53.8% for Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) and 94.7% for Muse Spark 1.2.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 33.2 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2024-05-14 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 42 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 34.4 (#236), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 24.9% | 60.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 1261 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 43.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 55.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 75.6% | — |
| MBPP+ | 67.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 26.6 (#102), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| BALROG | 14.6% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 21.7 (#215), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1257 | 1486 |
| DTBench | 53.8% | 94.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 129.36 | 154.87 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| ForecastBench | 53.9 | — |
| PIQA | 87.5% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 22.1 (#281), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1269 | 1471 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.3% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| Omni-MATH | 30.4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 61.9% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0% | — |
| GSM8K | 82.4% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 26.2 (#260), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1233 | 1480 |
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 67.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 43.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.8% | — |
| MMLU | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 36.0 (#81), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1141 | 1305 |
| Video-MME | 70.3% | — |
| GeoBench | 76% | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 42.9 (#189), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1278 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1295 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | 1258 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1243 | 1498 |
| LMArena German | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1252 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1221 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 66.8 (#205), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1258 | 1461 |
| IFEval | 83.1% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 39.0 (#187), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1284 | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024): 48.7 (#196), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1287 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1253 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
| WildBench | 79.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 34.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) has 42 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.