Model comparison
GPT-4.5 vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-4.5 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 10 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 13.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleBench: 34.5% for GPT-4.5 and 74.5% for Muse Spark 1.2.
Side by side
| GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 37.2 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2025-02-27 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 42 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 42.2 (#109), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 39.4% | 60.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| Aider Polyglot | 44.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| LiveBench Coding | 75.2% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 27.9 (#97), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| Cybench | 17.5% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 13.9 (#330), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 34.5% | 74.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1403 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 136.74 | 154.87 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 10.3% | — |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| EnigmaEval | 3.2% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 71.1% | — |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 64.3% | — |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| ForecastBench | 61.7 | — |
| LiveBench | 69% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 32.6 (#211), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1412 | 1471 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 37.8% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| LiveBench Math | 69.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 78.6% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 32.5 (#211), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1394 | 1480 |
| GPQA Diamond | 68.7% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 5.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| Confabulations | 13.6% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 37.6 (#71), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1195 | 1305 |
| VPCT | 45% | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 52.5 (#83), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1421 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | 1418 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1419 | 1487 |
| LMArena German | 1457 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1498 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 72.6 (#134), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1461 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 72.3% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 40.4 (#155), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1406 | 1475 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 63.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
GPT-4.5: 56.9 (#134), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.5 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1417 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1394 | 1449 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1258 | 1840 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1444 | 1494 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 75.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 61.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-4.5 better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 37.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-4.5 or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 42.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-4.5 and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-4.5 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.