# Muse Spark 1.1 vs Nemotron 3 Super

> Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-1-vs-nemotron-3-super
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 47.1 to 18.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 84.9% for Muse Spark 1.1 and 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.1.
- Muse Spark 1.1 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 40.1 |
| Rank | 51 | 153 |
| Context | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | $4.25 | $0.45 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 58.8% | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | 1403 |
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
- Nemotron 3 Super: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 47.1 (#44)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | 15.4% |
| CritPt | 15.1% | 3.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1386 |
| DTBench | 94.4% | — |
| LMCA | 49.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.21 | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1483 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| ProofBench | 39% | — |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | 1398 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | — |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
- Nemotron 3 Super: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1472 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1466 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1483 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 1347 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1362 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1437 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1485 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.1 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Super share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.