Gemini 3 Pro vs Muse Spark
Wins 2 of 7 areas
Agents · Facts
Wins 5 of 7 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Muse Spark is the stronger all-rounder.Gemini 3 Pro is better at facts.
Scores updated · 30 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 software14Muse Spark4 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking13Muse Spark3 of 4 tests
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked02Muse Spark2 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video01Muse Spark1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Muse Spark1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up21Gemini 3 Pro2 of 3 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own10Gemini 3 Pro1 of 1 test
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 three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Muse Spark pulls ahead
- Abstract visual puzzles that people can solveARC-AGI-2+11.4points ahead
- Keeps track of context across a multi-turn chatMulti-Challenge+9.8points ahead
- Long, multi-file coding tasks in real codebasesSWE-bench Pro+9.1points ahead
Where Gemini 3 Pro pulls ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+9.1points ahead
- Short factual questions, answered correctlySimpleQA Verified+6.6points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+6.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 30 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingMuse Spark
- LMArena · WebDevMuse Spark by 100 rating points14401540+100 rating
- SWE-bench ProMuse Spark by 9.143.352.4+9.1
- SciCodeGemini 3 Pro by 4.656.151.5+4.6
- Terminal-Bench HardMuse Spark by 3.841.745.5+3.8
- SWE-bench VerifiedMuse Spark by 1.276.277.4+1.2
ReasoningMuse Spark
- ARC-AGI-2Muse Spark by 11.431.142.5+11.4
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3 Pro by 2.490.888.4+2.4
- CritPtMuse Spark by 2.29.111.3+2.2
- Humanity's Last ExamMuse Spark by 139.740.7+1
FactsGemini 3 Pro
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationMuse Spark by 7.38.515.8+7.3
- SimpleQA VerifiedGemini 3 Pro by 6.672.966.3+6.6
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3 Pro by 6.255.849.6+6.2
Images and chartsMuse Spark
- CharXiv (RQ)Muse Spark by 581.486.4+5
- MMMU-Protie80.280.5tie
- LMArena · Visiontie13051305tie
Following instructionsMuse Spark
- Multi-ChallengeMuse Spark by 9.865.775.5+9.8
- IFBenchMuse Spark by 5.570.475.9+5.5
Other results11 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.
- ZeroBenchMuse Spark by 25833+25
- AA Agentic IndexGemini 3 Pro by 23.35228.7+23.3
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexMuse Spark by 12.146.558.6+12.1
- DeepSearchQA (F1)Muse Spark by 11.663.274.8+11.6
- ScreenSpot-Pro (No tools)Muse Spark by 11.472.784.1+11.4
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3 Pro by 8.115.37.2+8.1
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Muse Spark by 4.854.259+4.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Muse Spark by 4.487.191.5+4.4
- frontiermath_tier_4_v1Gemini 3 Pro by 4.218.814.6+4.2
- AA IntelligenceMuse Spark by 3.32831.3+3.3
- SimpleVQAMuse Spark by 1.669.771.3+1.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro 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. Gemini 3 Pro wins agents and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Muse Spark. It wins 4 of the 5 coding tests both models report; Gemini 3 Pro wins 1.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 30 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 19 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 11 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.