# Muse Spark 1.1 vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

> Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-1-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 34.1.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 33.0 |
| Rank | 51 | 250 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $4.25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | 1130 |
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | — |
| SciCode | 58.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k 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: 47.1 (#44)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1127 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | — |
| CritPt | 15.1% | — |
| DTBench | 94.4% | — |
| LMCA | 49.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.21 | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1483 | 1173 |
| ProofBench | 39% | — |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | 1108 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | — |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1472 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1466 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1483 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | 1095 |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 1113 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1120 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1437 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1485 | 1088 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.