Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 23 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 23 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 41.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Humanity's Last Exam: 8.6% for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 40.6% for Muse Spark.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 50.6 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.9% | 51.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1481 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 30.2 (#79), Muse Spark: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 1.1% | 11.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1474 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.47 | 152.04 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | 88.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 17% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.9 (#104), Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | 89.8% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | 40.6% |
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1457 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.4 (#60), Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | 1306 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1464 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1509 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1497 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1466 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1442 |
Long Context Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1451 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1474 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1459 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1477 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Muse Spark?
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Muse Spark better for coding?
Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.2 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Muse Spark share?
23 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark has 27.