Model comparison
Llama 2-70B vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 2-70B 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 knowledge, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 54.1 to 7.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 41.6% for Llama 2-70B and 94.7% for Muse Spark 1.2.
- Llama 2-70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2023-07-18 | 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 | 35 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 31.4 (#286), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1079 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1533 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| SciCode | — | 56.4% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 2-70B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 14.4 (#325), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1486 |
| DTBench | 41.6% | 94.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 113.79 | 154.87 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 64.9% | — |
| CommonsenseQA 2.0 | 50% | — |
| ForecastBench | 51.4 | — |
| HellaSwag | 85.3% | — |
| LAMBADA | 78.9% | — |
| PIQA | 82.8% | — |
| WinoGrande | 80.2% | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 8.1 (#326), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1091 | 1471 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 43% |
| MATH Level 5 | 3.3% | — |
| GSM8K | 69.6% | — |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 7.4 (#310), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1039 | 1480 |
| GPQA Diamond | 26.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 78.3% | — |
| BoolQ | 88.6% | — |
| MMLU | 69.9% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 60.2% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.6% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 2-70B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1305 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 27.7 (#274), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1045 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 995 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | 1090 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1083 | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1498 |
| LMArena German | 1041 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 927 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 964 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 54.9 (#278), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1071 | 1461 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 32.3 (#270), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1062 | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Llama 2-70B: 32.3 (#279), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-70B | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1115 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1075 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 2-70B better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 2-70B or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 2-70B and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 2-70B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.