Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.2 vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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MicrosoftSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.2 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 1.2 leads 72.3 to 31.1.
- Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 50.3 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2026-08-05 | 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 | 31 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1495 | 1101 |
| DeepSWE | 54.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1533 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 12% | — |
| SciCode | 56.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 36.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 16% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1100 |
| SimpleBench | 74.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 79.2% | — |
| CritPt | 17.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| DTBench | 94.7% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| LMCA | 48.4% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.87 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1471 | 1151 |
| ProofBench | 43% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1480 | 1067 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.3% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1305 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1478 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1513 | 1135 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1498 | 1111 |
| LMArena German | — | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 894 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1461 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1475 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1482 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1449 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1494 | 1068 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1840 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.2 better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark 1.2 or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.2 and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.2 has 31 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.