# Muse Spark 1.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max

> Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 49.9 on the Noometry Index. Muse Spark 1.1 costs 1.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-1-vs-qwen3-8-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 31

## Summary

- They share 31 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 73.2 to 45.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is APEX-Agents: 31.8% for Muse Spark 1.1 and 63.3% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Muse Spark 1.1 is cheaper at $1.25 / $4.25 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Muse Spark 1.1 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 49.9 | 56.8 |
| Rank | 51 | 22 |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $4.25 | $6 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 53.3% | 57.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | 1674 |
| SciCode | 58.8% | 53.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | 1502 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 31.8% | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | 40.5% | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | 15% | 23.2% |
| GBAEval | 7.9% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,520 | — |

## Reasoning

- Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 84.9% | 88.3% |
| CritPt | 15.1% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | 1496 |
| DTBench | 94.4% | 92% |
| LMCA | 49.9% | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.21 | 156.41 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 39% | 58% |
| LMArena Math | 1483 | 1499 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1478 | 1507 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1472 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1518 | 1538 |
| LMArena French | 1494 | 1503 |
| LMArena German | 1466 | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | 1483 | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | 1492 |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1457 | 1479 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1489 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1437 | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1485 | 1489 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1927 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1260 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 49.9 on the Noometry Index. Muse Spark 1.1 costs 1.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 or Qwen3.8 Max?

Muse Spark 1.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max lists at $2 and $6.

### Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?

Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 51.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.1 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.1 and Qwen3.8 Max share?

31 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.1 has 37 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.