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Muse Spark vs Kimi Linear

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Meta
Muse Spark
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 8 2026Oct 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
89.5%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.4%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
80.4%
Timeline
Release gapKimi Linear shipped 189 days before Muse Spark

Which is better: Muse Spark or Kimi Linear?

Muse Spark leads Kimi Linear on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi Linear shipped 189 days before Muse Spark, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi Linear is an open-source / open-weight model; Muse Spark is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Muse Spark released?
Muse Spark was released by Meta on Apr 8 2026.
When was Kimi Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.
Is Muse Spark or Kimi Linear open source?
Kimi Linear is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Muse Spark is a proprietary model released by Meta.

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