Enter opens the highlighted result. Esc closes.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3

Muse Spark 1.3 leads Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on coding, 57.4 to 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 1.7x less per output token ($2.50 vs $4.25 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 66 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Replace Muse Spark 1.3
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Coding
49.0
Overall
49.8
Output $/M
$2.50
0
Muse Spark 1.3Meta
Coding
57.4
Overall
68.6
Output $/M
$4.25
66
vs boards won of 66 shared

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Muse Spark 1.3: which to pick

Pick Muse Spark 1.3 for coding: it scores 57.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.0 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($2.50 vs $4.25 per million).

Model AGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle49.0/1003 independent benchmarks$0.41 per solved taskModel BMuse Spark 1.3Meta57.4/1004 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
Shared results
66
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
19
Muse Spark 1.3 only
26
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.3 57.4 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 31.3 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 26.0% against Muse Spark 1.3 74.4%, 48.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 against Muse Spark 1.3 $4.25 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
Context window
Both take 1.05M tokens.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash LiteBarsMuse Spark 1.3Ties
Coding013
Intelligence02
Agentic work06
Reasoning09
Math06
Knowledge04
General026
All shared boards066
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index013
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
LiveBench codingNot measured90.2%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LMArena WebDev14351659Muse Spark 1.3
AA Coding Index49.375.8Muse Spark 1.3
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)75.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured10.6%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)37.2%82.9%Muse Spark 1.3
Code migration (Vals AI)6.2%27.6%Muse Spark 1.3
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.5%Muse Spark 1.3
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured43.9%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)50.2%72.3%Muse Spark 1.3
CyberBench (Vals AI)59.1%69.4%Muse Spark 1.3
SciCode41.3%59.7%Muse Spark 1.3
FrontierSWENot measured25.8%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
WeirdML39.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ALE-Bench765.31688.3Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: coding14531510Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: software and IT14511511Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena WebDev: React14081672Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1653Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LMArena WebDev: from an image14481640Muse Spark 1.3
SciCode6.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
AA Intelligence Index22.248.1Muse Spark 1.3
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9157.2Muse Spark 1.3
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
AA Agentic Index14.355.5Muse Spark 1.3
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1297Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1295Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1218Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured1241Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1219Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: spreadsheetsNot measured1062Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LiveBench researchNot measured68.6%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LiveBench browserNot measured80.0%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LiveBench long agenticNot measured40.4%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)47.4%58.9%Muse Spark 1.3
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)7.2%36.0%Muse Spark 1.3
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)13.9%40.9%Muse Spark 1.3
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)43.2%62.7%Muse Spark 1.3
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)Not measured4.3%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
APEX-Agents29.3%58.6%Muse Spark 1.3
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index09
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
GPQA Diamond83.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LiveBench reasoningNot measured89.7%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)83.6%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)83.8%94.1%Muse Spark 1.3
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)18.8%48.7%Muse Spark 1.3
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)83.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI-210.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Chess puzzles21.0%37.0%Muse Spark 1.3
Mystery game puzzles19.0%25.0%Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: hard prompts14411503Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: expert14341519Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14401500Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: diagrams12841330Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: homework12911296Muse Spark 1.3
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
OTIS Mock AIME71.1%99.2%Muse Spark 1.3
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 326.0%74.4%Muse Spark 1.3
FrontierMath, tier 40.0%46.3%Muse Spark 1.3
ProofBench13.0%58.0%Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: math14341497Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331491Muse Spark 1.3
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
MMLU Pro85.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)84.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)60.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)72.6%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)68.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
MedCode (Vals AI)43.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Text: science14511507Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14381493Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: legal and government14311499Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: business and finance14231490Muse Spark 1.3
FACTS Benchmark Suite53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1356Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1349Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1328Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1343Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1358Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1352Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1301Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1278Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
LiveBench designNot measured74.8%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index026
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
LiveBench data analysisNot measured79.6%Only Muse Spark 1.3 measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)51.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SAGE (Vals AI)47.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)70.9%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)76.0%83.0%Muse Spark 1.3
DTBench83.5%96.5%Muse Spark 1.3
LMCA37.6%53.9%Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text14351490Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: instruction following14191479Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: creative writing14211462Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision12691308Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: English14381495Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: non-English14271481Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Chinese14681532Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: German14541513Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Japanese14261470Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Korean14071490Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: French14511511Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Spanish14411496Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Russian14431491Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: Polish14371490Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: multi-turn14451487Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: longer queries14351488Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: writing and language14281470Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14141457Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: English12691298Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: Chinese13111384Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: reading text12801319Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: humor12871293Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision: creative writing12601296Muse Spark 1.3
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark 1.3Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.3$0.0034Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.022Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.3$0.075Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.085Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.3$0.292Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Muse Spark 1.3
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteMeta Muse Spark 1.3
MakerGoogleMeta
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026September 2, 2026
Context window1.05M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.30$1.25
Output $/Mtok$2.50$4.25
Coding index49.057.4
Independent measurements behind it34
Cost per solved task$0.41Not computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Muse Spark 1.3 for coding?

Pick Muse Spark 1.3 for coding: it scores 57.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.0 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite. Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($2.50 vs $4.25 per million).

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Muse Spark 1.3?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.3 costs $1.25 and $4.25. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Muse Spark 1.3?

Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3 comparison based on?

66 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Muse Spark 1.3's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

Compare next

Embed this comparison on your site

Free under CC BY 4.0, while the source link stays visible. Preview the frame · Terms and other embeds

<iframe src="https://llmbenchmark.ai/embed/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-meta-muse-spark-1-3" title="Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3, LLMBenchmark.ai" width="100%" height="360" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font:13px/1.4 sans-serif;margin:6px 0 0">Source: <a href="https://llmbenchmark.ai/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-meta-muse-spark-1-3">LLMBenchmark.ai, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3</a></p>