Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 22.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 52.5% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 94.7% for Muse Spark 1.2.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 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 | 32 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1486 |
| DTBench | 52.5% | 94.7% |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.87 |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1471 |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1480 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | 1305 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | 1347 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1498 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1301 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1461 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.