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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.2

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Muse Spark 1.2 on coding, 62.5 to 55.7 on the Vibe Coding Index, at about the same output price ($3.75 vs $4.25 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 84 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.6 Flash Replace Muse Spark 1.2
Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle
Coding
62.5
Overall
68.3
Output $/M
$3.75
34
Muse Spark 1.2Meta
Coding
55.7
Overall
60.4
Output $/M
$4.25
50
vs boards won of 84 shared

Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2: which to pick

Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for coding: it scores 62.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 55.7 for Muse Spark 1.2, though on 4 benchmarks against 5.

Pick Muse Spark 1.2 for a lower cost per solved task ($0.64 against $1.49) and work measured by AA Coding Index or SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI), where it leads.

Model AGemini 3.6 FlashGoogle62.5/1004 independent benchmarks$1.49 per solved taskModel BMuse Spark 1.2Meta55.7/1005 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved task
Shared results
84
Gemini 3.6 Flash only
25
Muse Spark 1.2 only
13
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 1.2 55.7 from 5 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 6.2 points apart on average over 14 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
CyberBench (Vals AI): Gemini 3.6 Flash 45.4% against Muse Spark 1.2 69.5%, 24.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.6 Flash $3.75 against Muse Spark 1.2 $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 1.2Ties
Coding69
Intelligence02
Agentic work59
Reasoning44
Math21
Knowledge56
Web design07
General1212
All shared boards3450
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index69
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
LiveBench codingNot measured78.2%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
LMArena WebDev15381534Gemini 3.6 Flash
AA Coding Index69.272.2Muse Spark 1.2
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)88.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)79.6%86.6%Muse Spark 1.2
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured6.1%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)64.0%79.1%Muse Spark 1.2
Code migration (Vals AI)30.9%29.9%Gemini 3.6 Flash
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.5%Muse Spark 1.2
IOI (Vals AI)35.1%21.8%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)73.8%69.7%Gemini 3.6 Flash
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured53.0%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)45.4%69.5%Muse Spark 1.2
SciCode53.4%57.4%Muse Spark 1.2
FrontierCode34.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
FrontierSWENot measured12.0%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
WeirdML56.1%60.3%Muse Spark 1.2
ALE-Bench715.5Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: coding14911505Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: software and IT14921505Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena WebDev: React15281526Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena WebDev: HTML15471543Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena WebDev: from an image1545Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
SciCode10.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
AA Intelligence Index34.039.6Muse Spark 1.2
Epoch Capabilities Index154.5155.1Muse Spark 1.2
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index59
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
AA Agentic Index29.043.2Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: agents building web apps11971221Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps11811210Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: agents building mobile apps11981181Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: agents building Android apps12041222Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: agents building games11801179Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: HTML slides10991085Gemini 3.6 Flash
Design Arena: PowerPoint slides11211172Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: spreadsheets1071Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LiveBench researchNot measured67.7%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
LiveBench browserNot measured36.0%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
LiveBench long agenticNot measured21.3%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
SREBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)56.3%60.6%Muse Spark 1.2
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)18.0%32.8%Muse Spark 1.2
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)25.0%43.8%Muse Spark 1.2
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)65.4%57.0%Gemini 3.6 Flash
BioMysteryBench (Vals AI)58.5%64.8%Muse Spark 1.2
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)4.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
APEX-Agents46.9%45.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index44
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
GPQA Diamond93.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LiveBench reasoningNot measured90.0%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)88.4%86.1%Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)92.8%90.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)40.8%45.5%Muse Spark 1.2
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
SimpleBenchNot measured74.5%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
Chess puzzles42.0%27.0%Gemini 3.6 Flash
Mystery game puzzles30.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14861489Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: expert14901475Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14841487Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision: diagrams13141317Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision: homework1314Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
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%43.0%Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: math15081484Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: mathematical work14921480Gemini 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 index56
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
MMLU Pro89.3%88.3%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LegalBench (Vals AI)86.7%85.3%Gemini 3.6 Flash
CorpFin (Vals AI)63.3%70.9%Muse Spark 1.2
TaxEval (Vals AI)74.9%80.4%Muse Spark 1.2
MortgageTax (Vals AI)67.6%65.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
MedCode (Vals AI)53.1%49.4%Gemini 3.6 Flash
SimpleQA Verified66.2%60.3%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: science14891500Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14691496Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: legal and government14791517Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: business and finance14641484Muse Spark 1.2
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 index07
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
Design Arena: websites13001312Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: UI components12941298Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: game dev12631301Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: data viz12891334Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: 3D12711301Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: all code categories12891312Muse Spark 1.2
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1284Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art12811284Muse Spark 1.2
LiveBench designNot measured67.1%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1212
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
LiveBench data analysisNot measured76.5%Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)56.6%68.5%Muse Spark 1.2
SAGE (Vals AI)48.7%47.7%Gemini 3.6 Flash
MedScribe (Vals AI)79.7%90.1%Muse Spark 1.2
Vals Multimodal Index65.1%69.8%Muse Spark 1.2
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)80.0%79.0%Gemini 3.6 Flash
DTBench95.5%94.7%Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMCA44.9%48.4%Muse Spark 1.2
Furniture assembly23.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text14801482Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: instruction following14671462Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: creative writing14661436Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision12991304Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: English14821483Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: non-English14701476Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: Chinese15311509Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: German1480Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: Japanese1475Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: Korean14291462Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: French15031495Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Spanish14761484Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: Russian14881483Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: Polish1473Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn14811502Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text: longer queries14751473Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: writing and language14701453Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14561443Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: English12951291Gemini 3.6 Flash
LMArena Vision: Chinese1357Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: reading text13121313Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision: humor1289Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1278Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
LMArena Document1456Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.6 Flash measured
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 1.2
BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark 1.2Leader
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 1.2$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 1.2$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 1.2$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 1.2
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.6 FlashMeta Muse Spark 1.2
MakerGoogleMeta
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026August 5, 2026
Context window1.05M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.75$1.25
Output $/Mtok$3.75$4.25
Coding index62.555.7
Independent measurements behind it45
Cost per solved task$1.49$0.64
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Muse Spark 1.2 for coding?

Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for coding: it scores 62.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 55.7 for Muse Spark 1.2, though on 4 benchmarks against 5. Pick Muse Spark 1.2 for a lower cost per solved task ($0.64 against $1.49) and work measured by AA Coding Index or SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2?

Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 costs $1.25 and $4.25. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $1.49 and Muse Spark 1.2 $0.64.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark 1.2?

Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark 1.2 comparison based on?

84 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 1.2's on 5. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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