Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
55
Muse Spark
82
Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Knowledge
+1.2 difference
Multimodal
+8.4 difference
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Muse Spark
$0 / $0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
256K
262K
Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Muse Spark is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 82 to 55. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Muse Spark's sharpest advantage is in multimodal & grounded, where it averages 82.2 against 73.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 17.2% to 50.4%.
Muse Spark gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Muse Spark is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 82 to 55. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 17.2% and 50.4%.
Muse Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 50.4 versus 49.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Muse Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.2 versus 73.8. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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