Model comparison

Llama 3.2 3B vs Muse Spark 1.2

Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.8 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index. Llama 3.2 3B costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 12 shared benchmarks.

Llama 3.2 3B

Summary

They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 72.6 to 24.9.
Llama 3.2 3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.33 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.
Muse Spark 1.2 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
Llama 3.2 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Llama 3.2 3B and Muse Spark 1.2 specifications
	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
Provider	Meta	Meta
Noometry Index	28.4	49.8
Released	2024-09-24	2026-08-05
Weights	Open	Proprietary
Context window	131K	1.05M
Max output	118K	131K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.05	$1.25
Output $ / M tokens	$0.33	$4.25
Results tracked	18	28

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Category by category

Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314), Muse Spark 1.2: 48.6 (#49)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Coding	1098	1497
DeepSWE	—	54.9%
LMArena WebDev	—	1532
FrontierSWE	—	12%
SciCode	—	56.4%
WeirdML	—	60.3%
BigCodeBench Instruct	23.4%	—
BigCodeBench Complete	28.3%	—

Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.5 (#77)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
APEX-Agents	—	36.4%
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard	21.9%	—
BALROG	10.1%	—
GDP.pdf	—	16%

Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225), Muse Spark 1.2: 50.4 (#32)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Hard Prompts	1095	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

Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.8 (#68)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
ProofBench	—	43%
LMArena Math	1126	—

Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232), Muse Spark 1.2: 53.9 (#49)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Expert	1090	1485
SimpleQA Verified	—	60.3%

Multimodal Not comparable

Llama 3.2 3B: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 42.6 (#24)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision	—	1304

Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.4 (#10)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Non-English	1019	1479
LMArena Chinese	1017	1519
LMArena Russian	949	1494
LMArena German	1056	—

Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270), Muse Spark 1.2: 77.1 (#30)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Instruction Following	1089	1466

Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.4 (#35)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Longer Query	1101	1483

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.6 (#14)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text	1110	1486
LMArena Creative Writing	1094	1444
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	595	1840
LMArena Multi-Turn	1105	1504

Frequently asked questions

Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Muse Spark 1.2?

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 3B or Muse Spark 1.2?

Llama 3.2 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is Llama 3.2 3B or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.2 does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Muse Spark 1.2 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 28.