Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Muse Spark 1.3
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 26 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 26 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 1 category and Muse Spark 1.3 in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 73.1 to 26.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 26.3% for GPT-5.5 Instant and 74.4% for Muse Spark 1.3.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 54.8 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2026-09-02 |
| 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 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 48.6% | 59.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1514 |
| CursorBench | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1657 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 57.8% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 27.6% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 26% |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | 38% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1503 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | 156.75 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 25% |
| DTBench | — | 96.5% |
| LMCA | — | 53.9% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | — | 0.14 |
Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | 74.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | 99.2% |
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1494 |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1516 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | 1309 |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | 1471 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1481 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1529 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1524 |
| LMArena German | 1411 | 1515 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1474 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1501 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1490 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | 1490 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1477 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1488 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Muse Spark 1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1455 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1482 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1906 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.6 versus 44.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Muse Spark 1.3 share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 37.