Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.3 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 72.4 to 31.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 52.5% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 96.5% for Muse Spark 1.3.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 54.4 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2026-09-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.4 (#181), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.1 (#18)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1516 |
| CursorBench | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1655 |
| SciCode | — | 59.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#28)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 57.8% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 27.6% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 21.2 (#203), Muse Spark 1.3: 52.9 (#27)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1503 |
| DTBench | 52.5% | 96.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 24.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 38% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 25% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 53.9% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | — | 0.14 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.89 |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.8 (#192), Muse Spark 1.3: 72.4 (#16)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1497 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 99.2% |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.6 (#185), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.0 (#92)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1516 |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 30.6 (#103), Muse Spark 1.3: 43.0 (#21)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | 1310 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1471 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.2 (#156), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.8 (#6)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1485 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1527 |
| LMArena French | 1346 | 1534 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1491 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1485 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1302 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.6 (#158), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.8 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1481 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#155), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.7 (#29)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1321 | 1491 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.9 (#172), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.7 (#10)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1450 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1486 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1906 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.1 versus 37.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 34.