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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.1

Muse Spark 1.1 leads Gemini 3.6 Flash on coding, 70.3 to 62.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, at about the same output price ($4.25 vs $3.75 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 90 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.6 Flash Replace Muse Spark 1.1
Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle
Coding
62.5
Overall
68.3
Output $/M
$3.75
56
Muse Spark 1.1Meta
Coding
70.3
Overall
67.0
Output $/M
$4.25
33
vs boards won of 90 shared, 1 tied

Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.1: which to pick

Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index against 62.5 for Gemini 3.6 Flash, though on 3 benchmarks against 4.

Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($3.75 vs $4.25 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) or Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI), where it leads.

Model AGemini 3.6 FlashGoogle62.5/1004 independent benchmarks$1.49 per solved taskModel BMuse Spark 1.1Meta70.3/1003 independent benchmarks$0.43 per solved task
Shared results
90
Gemini 3.6 Flash only
19
Muse Spark 1.1 only
6
Like-for-like categories
8 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 3.6 Flash 62.5 from 4 benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.1 70.3 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 5.5 points apart on average over 13 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
APEX-Agents: Gemini 3.6 Flash 46.9% against Muse Spark 1.1 31.8%, 15.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.6 Flash $3.75 against Muse Spark 1.1 $4.25 per million output tokens, 1.1x 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 3.6 FlashBarsMuse Spark 1.1Ties
Coding491 tie
Intelligence20
Agentic work67
Reasoning91
Math21
Knowledge55
Web design61
General229
All shared boards56331 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index49
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
LMArena WebDev15381542Muse Spark 1.1
AA Coding Index69.271.3Muse Spark 1.1
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)88.1%85.9%Gemini 3.6 Flash
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)79.6%82.0%Muse Spark 1.1
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)64.0%72.2%Muse Spark 1.1
Code migration (Vals AI)30.9%31.1%Muse Spark 1.1
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.0%Tie
IOI (Vals AI)35.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)73.8%69.3%Gemini 3.6 Flash
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured59.2%Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)45.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
SciCode53.4%58.8%Muse Spark 1.1
FrontierCode34.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
WeirdML56.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
ALE-Bench715.5Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: coding14911498Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: software and IT14921498Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev: React15281532Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev: HTML15471540Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena WebDev: from an image15451540Gemini 3.6 Flash
SciCode10.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
AA Intelligence Index34.033.7Gemini 3.6 Flash
Epoch Capabilities Index154.5154.1Gemini 3.6 Flash
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index67
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
AA Agentic Index29.025.8Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: agents building web apps11971207Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps11811199Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: agents building mobile apps11981175Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: agents building Android apps12041178Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured1103Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building games11801183Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: HTML slides10991195Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: PowerPoint slides11211155Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: spreadsheets10711042Gemini 3.6 Flash
Finance Agent (Vals AI)56.3%57.2%Muse Spark 1.1
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)18.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)25.0%38.0%Muse Spark 1.1
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)65.4%56.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
BioMysteryBench (Vals AI)58.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)4.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Time Horizon Index (Vals AI)Not measured1.7%Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
APEX-Agents46.9%31.8%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$6,520Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index91
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
GPQA Diamond93.4%91.2%Gemini 3.6 Flash
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)88.4%86.6%Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)92.8%89.8%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)40.8%46.2%Muse Spark 1.1
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)94.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
ARC-AGI91.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
ARC-AGI-260.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Chess puzzles42.0%34.0%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Mystery game puzzles30.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14861485Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: expert14901478Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14841480Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: diagrams13141305Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: homework13141287Gemini 3.6 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
OTIS Mock AIME94.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 358.9%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
FrontierMath, tier 422.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
ProofBench36.0%39.0%Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: math15081482Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: mathematical work14921487Gemini 3.6 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index55
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
MMLU Pro89.3%88.7%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LegalBench (Vals AI)86.7%85.0%Gemini 3.6 Flash
CorpFin (Vals AI)63.3%71.3%Muse Spark 1.1
TaxEval (Vals AI)74.9%79.7%Muse Spark 1.1
MortgageTax (Vals AI)67.6%66.1%Gemini 3.6 Flash
MedCode (Vals AI)53.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
SimpleQA Verified66.2%57.8%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: science14891484Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14691479Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: legal and government14791481Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: business and finance14641470Muse Spark 1.1
FACTS Benchmark Suite65.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index61
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
Design Arena: websites13001270Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: UI components12941289Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: game dev12631269Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: data viz12891268Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: 3D12711260Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: all code categories12891276Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1235Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art12811271Gemini 3.6 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index229
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)56.6%61.3%Muse Spark 1.1
SAGE (Vals AI)48.7%45.6%Gemini 3.6 Flash
MedScribe (Vals AI)79.7%88.9%Muse Spark 1.1
Vals Multimodal Index65.1%66.7%Muse Spark 1.1
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)80.0%77.7%Gemini 3.6 Flash
DTBench95.5%94.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMCA44.9%49.9%Muse Spark 1.1
Surface Evolver BenchNot measured52.5%Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Furniture assembly23.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text14801478Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: instruction following14671457Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: creative writing14661435Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision12991293Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: English14821478Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: non-English14701471Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Chinese15311515Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: German14801469Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Japanese14751450Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Korean14291459Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: French15031492Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Spanish14761464Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Russian14881482Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Polish14731499Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: multi-turn14811484Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: longer queries14751462Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: writing and language14701448Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14561438Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: English12951292Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: Chinese13571348Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: reading text13121301Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: humor12891288Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: creative writing12781253Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Document14561465Muse Spark 1.1
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.1Leader
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 3.6 Flash$0.0026Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1$0.0034Fits in one request

Gemini 3.6 Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.049Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1$0.075Fits in one request

Gemini 3.6 Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.188Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1$0.292Fits in one request

Gemini 3.6 Flash 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 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.6 FlashMeta Muse Spark 1.1
MakerGoogleMeta
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026July 16, 2026
Context window1.05M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.75$1.25
Output $/Mtok$3.75$4.25
Coding index62.570.3
Independent measurements behind it43
Cost per solved task$1.49$0.43
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.1 for coding?

Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index against 62.5 for Gemini 3.6 Flash, though on 3 benchmarks against 4. Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($3.75 vs $4.25 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) or Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.1?

Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 costs $1.25 and $4.25. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $1.49 and Muse Spark 1.1 $0.43.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.1?

Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.1 comparison based on?

90 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.6 Flash's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Muse Spark 1.1's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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