# Muse Spark 1.3 vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 13

## Summary

- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark 1.3 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 1.3 leads 73.7 to 29.7.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 54.4 | 30.7 |
| Rank | 27 | 274 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $4.25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Muse Spark 1.3: 56.1 (#18)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1516 | 1093 |
| CursorBench | 41.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1655 | — |
| SciCode | 59.7% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#28)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 57.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 27.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Muse Spark 1.3: 52.9 (#27)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1503 | 1088 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 85.1% | — |
| CritPt | 24.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 38% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 25% | — |
| DTBench | 96.5% | — |
| LMCA | 53.9% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.14 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.89 | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark 1.3: 72.4 (#16)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1497 | 1152 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 74.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 99.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark 1.3: 42.0 (#92)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1051 |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark 1.3: 43.0 (#21)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1310 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1471 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark 1.3: 57.8 (#6)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1485 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1527 | 1033 |
| LMArena Korean | 1513 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1491 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1534 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1485 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark 1.3: 77.8 (#14)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1481 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark 1.3: 45.7 (#29)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1491 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark 1.3: 73.7 (#10)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.3 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1490 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1450 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1486 | 1049 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1906 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark 1.3 better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.4 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Muse Spark 1.3 or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.1 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark 1.3 and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark 1.3 has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.