Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 22 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 47.1 to 24.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 0% for GPT-5.5 Instant and 15.1% for Muse Spark 1.1.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 49.9 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 48.6% | 58.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1498 |
| DeepSWE | — | 53.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1542 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | 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
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 15.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1486 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | 154.21 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 84.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| DTBench | — | 94.4% |
| LMCA | — | 49.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 52.5% |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1483 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 39% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 57.8% |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | 1293 |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | 1465 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1518 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1494 |
| LMArena German | 1411 | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1451 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1483 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | 1464 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1457 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1462 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1437 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1485 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1927 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1260 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 44.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Muse Spark 1.1 share?
22 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 37.