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Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.1

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 49.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 32 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

59.5

Rank #13 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.1 Meta

49.9

Rank #43 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 32 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 2 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 74.9 to 52.8.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is Surface Evolver Bench: 76.9% for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 52.5% for Muse Spark 1.1.
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.1.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
ProviderGoogleMeta
Noometry Index59.549.9
Released2026-09-022026-04-08
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M1.05M
Max output66K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$3.75$4.25
Results tracked4636

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 56.4 (#17), Muse Spark 1.1: 50.8 (#38)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
DeepSWE73.8%53.3%
LMArena WebDev15811542
SciCode56.6%58.8%
LMArena Coding15121497
FrontierCode41.2%—
CursorBench39.6%—
FrontierSWE19.6%—
ALE-Bench1,270—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.3 (#22), Muse Spark 1.1: 33.9 (#45)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
GDP.pdf23.4%15%
Vending-Bench 25,0946,520
APEX-Agents64.3%—
τ²-bench Banking—40.5%
GBAEval—7.9%

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 64.7 (#13), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.9 (#41)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%84.9%
CritPt18.3%15.1%
LMArena Hard Prompts15061486
DTBench95.7%94.4%
LMCA52.9%49.9%
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%52.5%
Epoch Capabilities Index157.13154.32
Chess Puzzles61%—
Mystery Game Puzzles47%—

Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.2 (#22), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.0 (#67)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
ProofBench48%39%
LMArena Math15281477
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.9%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.9 (#2), Muse Spark 1.1: 52.8 (#55)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
SimpleQA Verified69.7%57.8%
LMArena Expert15291480
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—

Multimodal Muse Spark 1.1 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.9 (#33), Muse Spark 1.1: 41.9 (#28)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision13121292
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—
LMArena Document—1465

Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 57.9 (#5), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.8 (#16)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
LMArena Non-English14861471
LMArena Chinese15471518
LMArena French15021494
LMArena German14701466
LMArena Japanese15051445
LMArena Korean14791459
LMArena Russian15071482
LMArena Spanish14921471

Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.2 (#11), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.8 (#36)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
LMArena Instruction Following14891457

Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.2 (#23), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#55)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
LMArena Longer Query15061463

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.1 (#16), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.6 (#11)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashMuse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text14941479
LMArena Creative Writing14851440
EQ-Bench Creative Writing17481927
LMArena Multi-Turn15031484
EQ-Bench 4—1260

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.1?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 49.9 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.1?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.4 versus 50.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1 share?

32 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 36.

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