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Model comparison

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.2

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.6 Flash Google

54.1

Rank #33 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.2 Meta

50.3

Rank #48 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 6 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 67.8 to 54.1.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is APEX-Agents: 46.9% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 36.4% for Muse Spark 1.2.
  • Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.

Side by side

Gemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
ProviderGoogleMeta
Noometry Index54.150.3
Released2026-07-212026-08-05
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M1.05M
Max output66K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$3.75$4.25
Results tracked4631

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
DeepSWE46.7%54.9%
LMArena WebDev15381533
SciCode52.7%56.4%
WeirdML56.1%60.3%
LMArena Coding14911495
FrontierCode34.4%—
FrontierSWE—12%
ALE-Bench715.52—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
APEX-Agents46.9%36.4%
GDP.pdf14%16%

Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
NYT Connections (extended)89%79.2%
CritPt10.6%17.7%
LMArena Hard Prompts14851486
DTBench95.5%94.7%
LMCA44.9%48.4%
Epoch Capabilities Index154.25154.87
ARC-AGI-260.4%—
SimpleBench—74.5%
ARC-AGI-191.2%—
Chess Puzzles43%—
Mystery Game Puzzles30%—

Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
ProofBench36%43%
LMArena Math15051471
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)58.9%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions70.8%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202594.2%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
SimpleQA Verified66.2%60.3%
LMArena Expert14881480
GPQA Diamond94.1%—

Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision12981305
Blueprint-Bench 231.2%—
Furniture Assembly23.3%—
LMArena Document1456—

Multilingual Too close to call

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Non-English14691478
LMArena Chinese15311511
LMArena French15041513
LMArena Russian14871487
LMArena Spanish14751498
LMArena German1478—
LMArena Japanese1476—
LMArena Korean1431—

Instruction Following Too close to call

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Instruction Following14661461

Long Context Too close to call

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Longer Query14741475

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text14791482
LMArena Creative Writing14651449
EQ-Bench Creative Writing16041840
LMArena Multi-Turn14811494

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.2?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (50.0 vs 49.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2 share?

29 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.

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