Knowledge
Like-for-like- Claude Sonnet 5
- 57.4
- Muse Spark 1.1
- 62.1
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Muse Spark 1.1 leads
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Start free briefUpdated August 22, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
Muse Spark 1.1 has the higher public score estimate, 76.74 versus 64.58, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.
7 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
No workload recommendation clears the current evidence threshold.
Use the matched evidence, workload costs, and sourced specifications below instead of treating a point score as a universal answer.
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
| Category | Claude Sonnet 5 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 57.4 | 62.1 | Like-for-like1 vs 1 rows | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| Multimodal | 88.3 | 88.4 | Like-for-like1 vs 1 rows | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| Agentic | 81.9 | 80.4 | Directional only3 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 76.7 | 61.5 | Directional only2 vs 1 rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
HLE
Knowledge
SWE-bench Pro
Coding
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
OSWorld-Verified
Agentic
CharXiv
Multimodal
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Muse Spark 1.1 has no comparable published API token rate.
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Muse Spark 1.1 has no comparable published API token rate.
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Muse Spark 1.1 has no comparable published API token rate.
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Claude Sonnet 5
Muse Spark 1.1
1M
Claude Sonnet 5
claude-sonnet-5
Anthropic model overviewMuse Spark 1.1
Not sourced
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Claude Sonnet 5
$0.2 per 1M cached input tokens
Claude API pricingMuse Spark 1.1
No comparable hosted API rate
Claude Sonnet 5
text, image
Anthropic model overviewMuse Spark 1.1
Not sourced
Claude Sonnet 5
Muse Spark 1.1
Not sourced
Claude Sonnet 5
Generally Available · Claude API
Anthropic model overviewMuse Spark 1.1
Not sourced
Claude Sonnet 5
Reasoning
Muse Spark 1.1
Reasoning
Claude Sonnet 5
Proprietary
Muse Spark 1.1
Proprietary
Claude Sonnet 5
Proprietary
Muse Spark 1.1
Proprietary
Claude Sonnet 5
2026-06-30
Muse Spark 1.1
2026-07-09
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Terminal-Bench 3.0
Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Claude Sonnet 5 leads this result
BrowseComp
Not directly comparable
HLE w/ tools
Not directly comparable
OSWorld-Verified
Claude Sonnet 5 leads this result
MCP Atlas
Not directly comparable
Toolathlon
Not directly comparable
WebArena-Verified
Not directly comparable
DeepSearchQA
Not directly comparable
CyberGym
Not directly comparable
Finance Agent v2
Not directly comparable
deepSwe
Not directly comparable
OSWorld 2.0
Not directly comparable
JobBench
Not directly comparable
Cybench
Not directly comparable
ExploitGym
Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Verified
Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Claude Sonnet 5 leads this result
SWE Multilingual
Not directly comparable
SWE Multimodal
Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Claude Sonnet 5 leads this result
FrontierCode 1.1 Main
Not directly comparable
cursorBench32
Not directly comparable
MRCR 1M
Not directly comparable
Muse Spark 1.1 has the higher public score estimate, 76.74 versus 64.58, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
The current agentic tasks averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
Last updated August 22, 2026
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