Muse Spark vs SWE-1.7
Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Muse Spark leads for most workloads by a narrow margin.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Muse Spark
76
SWE-1.7
75
Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Muse Spark | Δ | SWE-1.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 59.0 | → 22.5 | 81.5 |
| Coding | 61.7 | — | — |
| Reasoning | 42.5 | — | — |
| Knowledge | 50.4 | — | — |
| Multimodal | 82.5 | — | — |
Operational Comparison
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Quick Verdict
Pick Muse Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Muse Spark finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 76 to 75. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.
Muse Spark gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for SWE-1.7.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Muse Spark or SWE-1.7?
Muse Spark is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 76 to 75. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 59% and 81.5%.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Muse Spark or SWE-1.7?
SWE-1.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 59. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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