Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B vs Muse Spark 1.1
Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Mistral Medium 3.5 128B unranked (Not scored); Muse Spark 1.1 #6 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Muse Spark 1.1 share 16 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to Mistral Medium 3.5 128B; 23 to Muse Spark 1.1.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 16
- Mistral Medium 3.5 128B only
- 9
- Muse Spark 1.1 only
- 23
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Treat this as a split decision. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B makes more sense if coding is the priority; Muse Spark 1.1 is the better fit if you need the larger 1M context window.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Muse Spark 1.1 finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.
Muse Spark 1.1 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Mistral Medium 3.5 128B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Δ | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B77.6 | Margin← 16.1 | Muse Spark 1.161.5 |
| Agentic | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Muse Spark 1.180.4 |
| Knowledge | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Muse Spark 1.162.1 |
| Multimodal | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Muse Spark 1.188.4 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Muse Spark 1.1 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B$1.5 input / $7.5 output | Muse Spark 1.1Not available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | Muse Spark 1.1Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | Muse Spark 1.1Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B256K | Muse Spark 1.11M | Muse Spark 1.1 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic25 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Muse Spark 1.1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ³-bench resultsSource | 91.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 19.0% | 37.5% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 94.2% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 21.4% | 43.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 929 | 1374 | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 39.10% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 506 | 863 | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | 33.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | 69.1% | 93.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 14.4% | 25.2% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| terminalBenchHardSource | 33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 80% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 88.1% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 75.6% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | — | 80.8% | Not comparable |
| DeepSearchQASource | — | 84.9% | Not comparable |
| CyberGymSource | — | 59.0% | Not comparable |
| Finance Agent v2Source | — | 57.2% | Not comparable |
| deepSweSource | — | 53.3% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | — | 14.2% | Not comparable |
| JobBenchSource | — | 54.7% | Not comparable |
| CybenchSource | — | 92.9% | Not comparable |
| ExploitGymSource | — | 0.8% | Not comparable |
| AA AutomationBenchSource | — | 42.8% | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | — | 77.9% | Not comparable |
CodingMistral Medium 3.5 128B wins5 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Muse Spark 1.1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 29.9% | 50.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 74.8% | 89.8% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 12.8% | 45.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -36.3% | 18.0% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 25.1% | 40.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 82.0% | 38.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 leads |
| AA Openness IndexSource | 33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 62.1% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 52.2% | Not comparable |
| HealthBench ProfessionalSource | — | 59.3% | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Muse Spark 1.1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 68.8% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or Muse Spark 1.1?
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Muse Spark 1.1 are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
Which is better for coding, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or Muse Spark 1.1?
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.6 versus 61.5. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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