Muse Spark Open vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs 9.7x less per output token than Muse Spark Open ($0.44 vs $4.25 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 4 benchmarks have a result for both.
Muse Spark Open or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: which to pick
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct for output tokens 9.7x cheaper ($0.44 vs $4.25 per million).
- Shared results
- 4
- Muse Spark Open only
- 24
- Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct only
- 12
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 9.6.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Muse Spark Open
Muse Spark Open leads, 1317 against 1087.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Muse Spark Open has a Vals Index result, 48.6%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark Open
Muse Spark Open takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Muse Spark Open $0.0034, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Spark Open 47.4 from 4 benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 45.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Muse Spark Open 78.3% against Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 32.7%, 45.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Spark Open $4.25 against Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct $0.44 per million output tokens, 9.7x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Spark Open takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 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 Open | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 0 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index13 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 60.4% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | Not measured | 49.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| LiveBench coding | 73.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1528 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 6.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 76.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 21.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 40.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| SciCode | 58.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1590.1 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1529 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1495 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 9.6 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.1 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench research | 80.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench browser | 36.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 18.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 61.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 26.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 38.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 25.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 53.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 34.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| APEX-Agents | 33.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 73.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.0% | 51.6% | Muse Spark Open |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.9% | 3.8% | Muse Spark Open |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 29.0 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 29.0% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 70.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1317 | 1087 | Muse Spark Open |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1046 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1294 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1085 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| LiveBench design | 60.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 48.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | 60.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 32.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 78.3% | 32.7% | Muse Spark Open |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | 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
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 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 Open | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | October 15, 2026 | July 31, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.11 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.25 | $0.44 |
| Coding index | 47.4 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Spark Open better than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct for coding?
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct for output tokens 9.7x cheaper ($0.44 vs $4.25 per million).
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark Open or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Muse Spark Open costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.11 and $0.44. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark Open or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Muse Spark Open, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark Open vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct comparison based on?
4 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Muse Spark Open's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.