Muse Spark 1.2 vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Updated October 21, 2026. 38 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
vs boards won of 38 shared
Decision reading
Pick Muse Spark 1.2 for coding: it scores 65.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 50.0 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B.
Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when output tokens cost 4.3x less.
Model AMuse Spark 1.2Meta65.1/1002 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved taskModel BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen50.0/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
- Shared results
- 38
- Muse Spark 1.2 only
- 59
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
- 14
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 scores 65.1 against 50.0.
2 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 leads, 39.6 against 11.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.2 has a AA Agentic Index result, 43.2.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.2 has a MMLU Pro result, 88.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 leads, 1313 against 1159.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Muse Spark 1.2 $0.0034, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.2 has the number, $0.64.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Spark 1.2 65.1 from 2 benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 50.0 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 29.6 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena WebDev: React: Muse Spark 1.2 1526 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 1257, 44.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Spark 1.2 $4.25 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.00 per million output tokens, 4.3x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Spark 1.2 takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 262K.
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.
| Category | Muse Spark 1.2 | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 6 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 5 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 5 | 0 | ||
| General | 15 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 38 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index60
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 69.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LiveBench coding | 78.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1534 | 1275 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| AA Coding Index | 72.2 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 86.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 6.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 79.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 29.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 21.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 69.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 53.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 69.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 58.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| SciCode | 57.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 18.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| FrontierSWE | 12.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | 41.2% | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 461.4 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1505 | 1412 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1505 | 1393 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1526 | 1257 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1543 | 1287 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 39.6 | 11.9 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.1 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index19 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 43.2 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1222 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1210 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1182 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1228 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1179 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1135 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1198 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LiveBench research | 67.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LiveBench browser | 36.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 21.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 60.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 32.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 43.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 57.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 64.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 43.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| APEX-Agents | 45.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 90.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 86.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 90.4% | 61.8% | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 45.5% | 4.5% | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| SimpleBench | 74.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Chess puzzles | 27.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1489 | 1372 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1475 | 1338 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1487 | 1380 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1317 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 39.3 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| ProofBench | 43.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1484 | 1365 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1480 | 1367 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 88.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 85.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 70.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 80.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 65.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 49.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1500 | 1347 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1496 | 1347 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1517 | 1358 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1484 | 1343 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1313 | 1159 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1300 | 1112 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1302 | 1099 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1334 | 1084 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1301 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1313 | 1143 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1285 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1284 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LiveBench design | 67.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index150
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 76.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 68.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 47.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 90.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 69.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 40.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.0% | 45.7% | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| DTBench | 94.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMCA | 48.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1482 | 1357 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1462 | 1355 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1436 | 1333 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Vision | 1304 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1483 | 1359 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1476 | 1346 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1509 | 1357 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1325 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1311 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1462 | 1305 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1495 | 1398 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1484 | 1360 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1483 | 1366 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1344 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1502 | 1366 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1473 | 1378 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1453 | 1340 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1443 | 1317 | Muse Spark 1.2 |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1291 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1313 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Muse Spark 1.2$0.0034Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.0008Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Muse Spark 1.2$0.075Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.018Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Muse Spark 1.2$0.292Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.070Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 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.
| Specification | Meta Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | August 5, 2026 | July 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.25 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | 65.1 | 50.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.64 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Spark 1.2 better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding?
Pick Muse Spark 1.2 for coding: it scores 65.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 50.0 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when output tokens cost 4.3x less.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Muse Spark 1.2 costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for Muse Spark 1.2 only.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Muse Spark 1.2, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark 1.2 vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison based on?
38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Muse Spark 1.2's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.