Muse Spark 1.2vsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
Muse Spark 1.2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 30B |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | 1M | 1M |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $1.25Meta | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $4.25Meta | — |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 50% | — |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 51.6% |
DeepSWE 1.1Agentic coding — Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. (Version 1.1 of the test.) Higher is better. | 59.3% | — |
Terminal-Bench 2.1Agentic terminal coding — Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | 82.9% | — |
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 75.4% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Release date | Aug 5 2026 | Aug 11 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Source |
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Frequently asked questions
Muse Spark 1.2 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Muse Spark 1.2 shipped 6 days before Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 1M (Muse Spark 1.2) vs 1M (Nemotron 3.5 Lightning). Muse Spark 1.2 is proprietary, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open source.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Muse Spark 1.2 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Muse Spark 1.2 was released by Meta on Aug 5 2026.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was released by NVIDIA on Aug 11 2026.
Muse Spark 1.2 has a 1M context window; Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 1M.
Muse Spark 1.2 is a proprietary model released by Meta. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open source model released by NVIDIA.