Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 53.1 to 9.7.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 49.9 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1498 |
| DeepSWE | — | 53.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1542 |
| SciCode | — | 58.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 31.8% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 40.5% |
| GBAEval | — | 7.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 15% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,520 |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | 154.21 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 84.9% |
| CritPt | — | 15.1% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| DTBench | — | 94.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| LMCA | — | 49.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 52.5% |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1483 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 39% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 57.8% |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1465 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1518 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1494 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1451 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1483 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1464 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1457 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1462 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1437 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | 1927 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1485 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1260 |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Muse Spark 1.1 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 37.