Agentic
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B vs Muse Spark 1.2
Updated August 31, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
Muse Spark 1.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.15 versus 46.88, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.
2 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
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.
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
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
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B does not fit this workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
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
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
12 Granite 4.2 8B only
2 Shared
1 Muse Spark 1.2 only
- Shared results
- 2
- Granite 4.2 8B only
- 12
- Muse Spark 1.2 only
- 1
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Category results, on a stated basis
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.
Coding
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- 36.5
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 3 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- 72.2
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Granite 4.2 8B
- 79.3
- Muse Spark 1.2
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Granite 4.2 8B | Muse Spark 1.2 | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 36.5 | Not measured | Not comparable3 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 72.2 | Not measured | Not comparable2 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 |
| Multimodal | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 79.3 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
What each workload costs
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.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Muse Spark 1.2
- $0.00338
- Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Muse Spark 1.2
- $0.07525
- Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Muse Spark 1.2
- $0.0975
- Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B does not fit this workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGranite 4.2 8BMuse Spark 1.2
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Granite 4.2 8B
Muse Spark 1.2
API model ID
Granite 4.2 8B
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
IBM Granite 4.2 8B model cardMuse Spark 1.2
muse-spark-1.2
Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 model pageCached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Granite 4.2 8B
No comparable hosted API rate
IBM Granite 4.2 8B model cardMuse Spark 1.2
$0.15 per 1M cached input tokens
Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 model pageDocumented inputs
Granite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Muse Spark 1.2
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Granite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Muse Spark 1.2
Not sourced
Provider availability
Granite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Muse Spark 1.2
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Granite 4.2 8B
Reasoning
Muse Spark 1.2
Reasoning
Weight access
Granite 4.2 8B
Open Weight
Muse Spark 1.2
Proprietary
License
Granite 4.2 8B
Open Weight
Muse Spark 1.2
Proprietary
Release date
Granite 4.2 8B
2026-08-25
Muse Spark 1.2
2026-08-05
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Muse Spark 1.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.15 versus 46.88, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Muse Spark 1.2 has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence15 rows
Agentic
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Granite 4.2 8B47.7%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Granite 4.2 8B19.1%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
Granite 4.2 8B30.8%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Granite 4.2 8B20.6%SourceMuse Spark 1.282.9%SourceMuse Spark 1.2 leads this result
LiveCodeBench v6
Granite 4.2 8B73.2%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
SciCode
Granite 4.2 8B36.1%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
deepSwe
Granite 4.2 8B—Muse Spark 1.259.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
Math
Instruction following
IFBench
Granite 4.2 8B79.3%SourceMuse Spark 1.2—Not directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Granite 4.2 8B or Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.15 versus 46.88, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
Which is better for coding, Granite 4.2 8B or Muse Spark 1.2?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Granite 4.2 8B or Muse Spark 1.2?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.
Which costs less, Granite 4.2 8B or Muse Spark 1.2?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 128K.
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Last updated August 31, 2026
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