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Bard vs Muse Spark 1.1

Google
Bard
Meta
Muse Spark 1.1
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateMar 21 2023Jul 9 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
61.5%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.1
53.3%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
80%
Multi-step tool use
MCP Atlas
88.1%
Professional tool use
JobBench
54.7%
Personal tool use
Toolathlon-Verified
75.6%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
62.1%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
80.8%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
57.2%
Chart reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning
88.4%
Visual reasoning
BabyVision
76.3%
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 1206 days before Muse Spark 1.1

Which is better: Bard or Muse Spark 1.1?

Bard and Muse Spark 1.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Bard shipped 1206 days before Muse Spark 1.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Bard and Muse Spark 1.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.

Muse Spark 1.1 was released by Meta on Jul 9 2026.

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