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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Muse Spark 1.1

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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77.44/100
0 category wins2 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored); Muse Spark 1.1 #6 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.1 share 19 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 20 to Muse Spark 1.1.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
19
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
2
Muse Spark 1.1 only
20
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite makes more sense if its workflow fits your team better; Muse Spark 1.1 is the better fit if agentic is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.1 finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.1
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔMuse Spark 1.1
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4Margin 17.0Muse Spark 1.180.4
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2Margin 7.3Muse Spark 1.161.5
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2MarginNo overlapMuse Spark 1.1Not measured
KnowledgeGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapMuse Spark 1.162.1
MultimodalGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapMuse Spark 1.188.4

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteB · Muse Spark 1.1
  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 54%B 80%
    Winner: Muse Spark 1.1Δ 26
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54%; Muse Spark 1.1 scored 80%. Muse Spark 1.1 wins this benchmark.
  2. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 54.2%B 61.5%
    Winner: Muse Spark 1.1Δ 7.3
    SWE-bench Pro: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54.2%; Muse Spark 1.1 scored 61.5%. Muse Spark 1.1 wins this benchmark.
  3. OSWorld-Verified

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 74%B 80.8%
    Winner: Muse Spark 1.1Δ 6.8
    OSWorld-Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 74%; Muse Spark 1.1 scored 80.8%. Muse Spark 1.1 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 outputMuse Spark 1.1Not availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableMuse Spark 1.1Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableMuse Spark 1.1Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1MMuse Spark 1.11MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticMuse Spark 1.1 wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54%80%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 74%80.8%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GDPval-AASource 11401374Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 26.8%37.5%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GDPval-AASource 32.0%43.7%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA BriefcaseSource 634863Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA Tau3 BankingSource 16.5%25.2%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MCP AtlasSource 88.1%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 75.6%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 84.9%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 59.0%Not comparable
Finance Agent v2Source 57.2%Not comparable
deepSweSource 53.3%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 14.2%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 54.7%Not comparable
CybenchSource 92.9%Not comparable
ExploitGymSource 0.8%Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 42.8%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 93.1%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 77.9%Not comparable
CodingMuse Spark 1.1 wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.0%80.0%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
SWE-bench ProSource 54.2%61.5%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA Coding IndexSource 49.3%71.3%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.9%58.2%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Result
MRCRv2Source 72.2%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 62.0%63.3%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
CritPtSource 0.0%15.1%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MRCR 1MSource 54.1%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.5%50.6%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 83.8%89.8%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-HLESource 17.5%45.1%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.9%18.0%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 30.3%40.6%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 33.5%38.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
HLESource 62.1%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 52.2%Not comparable
HealthBench ProfessionalSource 59.3%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMuse Spark 1.1Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.0%Not comparable
CharXivSource 88.4%Not comparable
BabyVisionSource 76.3%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1299Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.1?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.1 are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.1?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 61.5 versus 54.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.1?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 80.4 versus 63.4. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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