Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Muse Spark
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 29.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 88.9% for Muse Spark.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 50.6 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1481 |
| SciCode | — | 51.5% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1474 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | 152.04 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| CritPt | — | 11.3% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 88.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | 39% |
| ProofBench | — | 17% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 89.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1457 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 40.6% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —, Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1306 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1464 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1509 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1497 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1466 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1442 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1451 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1474 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1459 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1477 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Muse Spark?
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Muse Spark better for coding?
Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.2 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Muse Spark share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark has 27.