Model comparison
Gemma 2B vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 72.3 to 24.0.
- Gemma 2B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 29.4 (#305), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 18.8 (#275), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 94.2 | 154.87 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | — |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 30.0 (#239), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | 1471 |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1480 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| MMLU | 42.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1305 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 23.0 (#294), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | 1511 |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1513 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1498 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 48.5 (#302), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 970 | 1461 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#291), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Gemma 2B: 24.0 (#308), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 987 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2B better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2B or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.