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Muse Spark 1.1 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

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Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

77.44/100
No comparison
N/A
3 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Muse Spark 1.1 #6 (Supported); Nemotron 3 Ultra unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Muse Spark 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 20 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 19 results are unique to Muse Spark 1.1; 18 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
20
Muse Spark 1.1 only
19
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
18
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Muse Spark 1.1 makes more sense if agentic is the priority; Nemotron 3 Ultra is the better fit if its strengths line up with your actual workload.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Muse Spark 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra 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.

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 scores and score margins for Muse Spark 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra
CategoryMuse Spark 1.1ΔNemotron 3 Ultra
AgenticMuse Spark 1.180.4Margin← 29.1Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3
KnowledgeMuse Spark 1.162.1Margin← 8.3Nemotron 3 Ultra53.8
CodingMuse Spark 1.161.5Margin← 3.2Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3
ReasoningMuse Spark 1.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra61.9
MultilingualMuse Spark 1.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra83.0
MultimodalMuse Spark 1.188.4MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
Inst. FollowingMuse Spark 1.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra81.7

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Muse Spark 1.1B · Nemotron 3 Ultra

  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 62.1%B 26.7%
    Winner: Muse Spark 1.1Δ 35.4
    HLE: Muse Spark 1.1 scored 62.1%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 26.7%. Muse Spark 1.1 wins this benchmark.

  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 80%B 56.4%
    Winner: Muse Spark 1.1Δ 23.6
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Muse Spark 1.1 scored 80%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 56.4%. Muse Spark 1.1 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensMuse Spark 1.1Not availableNemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondMuse Spark 1.1Not availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenMuse Spark 1.1Not availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensMuse Spark 1.11MNemotron 3 Ultra1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticMuse Spark 1.1 wins
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80%56.4%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
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 Agentic IndexSource 37.5%27.4%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GDPval-AASource 43.7%33.2%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GDPval-AASource 13741164Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA BriefcaseSource 863870Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA AutomationBenchSource 42.8%—Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 93.1%81.7%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA Tau3 BankingSource 25.2%—Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 77.9%—Not comparable
PinchBenchSource —90.0%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource —44.4%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource —70.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource —37.4%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource —83.3%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource —28.9%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource —36.4%Not comparable
CodingMuse Spark 1.1 wins
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80.0%56.4%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
SWE-bench ProSource 61.5%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 71.3%49.3%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 58.2%39.9%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —71.9%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —67.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —44.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
MRCR 1MSource 54.1%—Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%67.0%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
CritPtSource 15.1%3.1%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
LongBench v2Source —61.9%Not comparable
KnowledgeMuse Spark 1.1 wins
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
HLESource 62.1%26.7%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 52.2%26.7%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
HealthBench ProfessionalSource 59.3%—Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 50.6%37.8%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 89.8%86.7%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-HLESource 45.1%26.6%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 18.0%-0.8%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 40.6%21.6%Muse Spark 1.1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 38.1%28.5%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
GPQASource —87%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource —87.0%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —86.8%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource —83.3%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
MMLU-ProXSource —83%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
CharXivSource 88.4%—Not comparable
BabyVisionSource 76.3%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12991129Muse Spark 1.1 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.1Nemotron 3 UltraResult
IFBenchSource —81.7%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource —81.4%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Muse Spark 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra 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 knowledge tasks, Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 62.1 versus 53.8. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 61.5 versus 58.3. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Muse Spark 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 80.4 versus 51.3. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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