Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.1 vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 73.4 to 31.1.
- Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-08 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 37 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | 1101 |
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | — |
| SciCode | 58.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k 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), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1100 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | — |
| CritPt | 15.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| DTBench | 94.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| LMCA | 49.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.21 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1483 | 1151 |
| ProofBench | 39% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | 1067 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1472 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1466 | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | 894 |
| LMArena Russian | 1483 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | 1111 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1437 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1485 | 1068 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.