Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Muse Spark
Wins 1 of 7 areas
Agents
Wins 5 of 7 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Muse Spark is the stronger all-rounder.Claude 3.7 Sonnet is better at agents.
Scores updated · 19 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software03Muse Spark3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Muse Spark3 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02Muse Spark2 of 2 tests
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked02Muse Spark2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Muse Spark1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Agents and long documents rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Muse Spark pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+31points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+27.6points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+26.3points ahead
Where Claude 3.7 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+44.2points ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+2.5points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 19 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingMuse Spark
- Terminal-Bench HardMuse Spark by 24.321.245.5+24.3
- SciCodeMuse Spark by 11.240.351.5+11.2
- SWE-bench VerifiedMuse Spark by 7.170.377.4+7.1
ReasoningMuse Spark
- Humanity's Last ExamMuse Spark by 319.740.7+31
- GPQA DiamondMuse Spark by 11.277.288.4+11.2
- CritPtMuse Spark by 10.40.911.3+10.4
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 44.26015.8+44.2
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyMuse Spark by 21.62849.6+21.6
Images and chartsMuse Spark
- MMMU-ProMuse Spark by 20.460.180.5+20.4
- LMArena · VisionMuse Spark by 137 rating points11691306+137 rating
Following instructionsMuse Spark
- IFBenchMuse Spark by 27.648.375.9+27.6
- Multi-ChallengeMuse Spark by 23.951.675.5+23.9
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Muse Spark by 36.854.791.5+36.8
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexMuse Spark by 22.236.458.6+22.2
- AA IntelligenceMuse Spark by 13.617.731.3+13.6
- AA Agentic IndexClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 8.33728.7+8.3
- AA-OmniscienceMuse Spark by 7.9-0.77.2+7.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Muse Spark?
Muse Spark wins five of the seven areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins agents. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Muse Spark. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 19 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.