Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 23 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 23 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark in 9 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark leads 47.8 to 25.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 71.1% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 88.9% for Muse Spark.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 50.6 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 39 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.3% | 51.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1481 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Muse Spark: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 11.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1474 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | 152.04 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
Math Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 88.9% |
| ProofBench | 13% | 17% |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 89.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1457 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 40.6% |
Multimodal Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | 1306 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1464 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | 1509 |
| LMArena French | 1451 | 1497 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1466 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1442 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1451 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1474 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1459 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1477 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Muse Spark?
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Muse Spark better for coding?
Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.2 versus 42.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark share?
23 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark has 27.