Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.2 vs Qwen-14B
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen-14B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 72.3 to 27.6.
- Qwen-14B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 50.3 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2026-08-05 | 2023-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 31 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1495 | 1071 |
| DeepSWE | 54.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1533 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 12% | — |
| SciCode | 56.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 36.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 16% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1027 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.87 | 113.03 |
| SimpleBench | 74.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 79.2% | — |
| CritPt | 17.7% | — |
| DTBench | 94.7% | — |
| LMCA | 48.4% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1471 | 1068 |
| ProofBench | 43% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1480 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1305 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1478 | 1041 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1077 |
| LMArena French | 1513 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1498 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1461 | 1031 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1475 | 1028 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1482 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1449 | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1494 | 1022 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1840 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.2 better than Qwen-14B?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen-14B better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.2 and Qwen-14B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.2 has 31 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.