Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.1 vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 73.4 to 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 30.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-08 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 37 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | 1016 |
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | — |
| SciCode | 58.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 31.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 40.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 7.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 15% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,520 | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 993 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | — |
| CritPt | 15.1% | — |
| DTBench | 94.4% | — |
| LMCA | 49.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.21 | — |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1483 | 1018 |
| ProofBench | 39% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1472 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1483 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | — |
| LMArena German | 1466 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1437 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1485 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.