Model comparison
Granite 4.0 H Small vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 72.6 to 44.0.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 49.8 |
| Released | — | 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 | 19 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207), Muse Spark 1.2: 48.6 (#49)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1247 | 1497 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1532 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 H Small: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.5 (#77)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164), Muse Spark 1.2: 50.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1240 | 1490 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 155.18 |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.8 (#68)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| Omni-MATH | 29.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1251 | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210), Muse Spark 1.2: 53.9 (#49)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1244 | 1485 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 56.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.0 H Small: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 42.6 (#24)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1304 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.4 (#10)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1479 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1250 | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | 1198 | 1494 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1258 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178), Muse Spark 1.2: 77.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1221 | 1466 |
| IFEval | 89% | — |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.4 (#35)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1240 | 1483 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.6 (#14)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1241 | 1486 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1210 | 1444 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1243 | 1504 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
| WildBench | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 H Small better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.0 H Small or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 H Small and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 H Small has 19 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 28.