Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.3 vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 72.4 to 24.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 38% for Muse Spark 1.3 and 0% for Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 54.4 | 27.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-02 | 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 | 34 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 56.1 (#18), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.1 (#319)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1516 | 1093 |
| CursorBench | 41.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1655 | — |
| SciCode | 59.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 15.5% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 59.1% |
| MBPP+ | — | 54.2% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#28), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 57.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 27.6% | — |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 52.9 (#27), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 13.6 (#326)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 38% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1503 | 1072 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 85.1% | — |
| CritPt | 24.9% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 26.8% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 25% | — |
| DTBench | 96.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 34.7% |
| LMCA | 53.9% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 52.8% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.14 | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.89 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 76.7% |
| LiveBench | — | 22.4% |
| WinoGrande | — | 70.8% |
Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 72.4 (#16), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 24.5 (#258)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1497 | 1111 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 74.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 99.2% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 15.7% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 42.0 (#92), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.9 (#241)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1045 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.9% |
| MMLU | — | 68.8% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 64% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Muse Spark 1.3: 43.0 (#21), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1310 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1471 | — |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 57.8 (#6), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1485 | 1021 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1527 | 1021 |
| LMArena French | 1534 | 1075 |
| LMArena Korean | 1513 | 905 |
| LMArena Russian | 1491 | 1022 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1485 | 1084 |
| LMArena German | — | 1044 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 935 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 77.8 (#14), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 48.0 (#298)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1481 | 1053 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 39.1% |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 45.7 (#29), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 31.7 (#271)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1491 | 1044 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads
Muse Spark 1.3: 73.7 (#10), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.7 (#295)
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1490 | 1073 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1450 | 1037 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1486 | 1018 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1906 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 9.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.3 better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct?
Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Spark 1.3 or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.1 versus 26.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.3 and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.3 has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has 35.