# Muse Spark 1.1 vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-1-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 73.6 to 29.7.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 30.7 |
| Rank | 43 | 274 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $4.25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Muse Spark 1.1: 50.8 (#38)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1497 | 1093 |
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | — |
| SciCode | 58.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Muse Spark 1.1: 33.9 (#45)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench Banking | 40.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 7.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 15% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,520 | — |

## Reasoning

- Muse Spark 1.1: 45.9 (#41)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1088 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | — |
| CritPt | 15.1% | — |
| DTBench | 94.4% | — |
| LMCA | 49.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.32 | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark 1.1: 44.0 (#67)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1477 | 1152 |
| ProofBench | 39% | — |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark 1.1: 52.8 (#55)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1480 | 1051 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | — |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark 1.1: 41.9 (#28)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1292 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark 1.1: 56.8 (#16)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1471 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1466 | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1445 | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1482 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1471 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark 1.1: 76.8 (#36)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#55)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark 1.1: 73.6 (#11)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1484 | 1049 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.8 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.