# Muse Spark vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Spark scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 26.8.
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 50.6 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 46 | 305 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1481 | 1039 |
| SciCode | 51.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Reasoning

- Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1474 | 1028 |
| CritPt | 11.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 152.04 | — |

## Math

- Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1455 | 1089 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 17% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1457 | 984 |
| GPQA Diamond | 89.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 40.6% | — |

## Multimodal

- Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1444 | — |

## Multilingual

- Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1464 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1509 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1497 | 1039 |
| LMArena German | 1497 | 1006 |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1466 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1059 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |

## Instruction Following

- Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1442 | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1451 | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1474 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1459 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1477 | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Muse Spark better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Muse Spark or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.2 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Muse Spark and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Spark has 27 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.