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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Muse Spark Open: Scores, Price and Which to Choose

Side by side on every measure both models share: overall score, human votes, tests, price and context window. Close results are called too close to call.

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Read the model pages for the full picture: Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark Open.

Side by side

A check mark shows the better side on each measure. Scores that are too close to call have no winner.
Gemini 3.6 Flash compared with Muse Spark OpenGemini 3.6 Flash against Muse Spark Open on 8 measures. Gemini 3.6 Flash is better on 3, Muse Spark Open on 2, 3 are too close to call, 0 have no data for one side.
  • Gemini 3.6 Flash
  • Muse Spark Open
  1. Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call

    Combined score over many tests. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    154.5
    Muse Spark Open:
    155.1
  2. Arena web development ratingToo close to call

    Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    1538
    Muse Spark Open:
    1526
  3. FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)Muse Spark Open leads

    Original, very hard maths problems written by mathematicians.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    59.0%
    Muse Spark Open:
    Better: 69.8%
  4. GPQA DiamondGemini 3.6 Flash leads

    Very hard multiple-choice science questions in biology, physics and chemistry, written by experts and designed so a quick web search does not give the answer.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    Better: 94.1%
    Muse Spark Open:
    88.6%
  5. OTIS Mock AIMEMuse Spark Open leads

    Maths competition problems in the style of the US AIME exam, from the 2024 and 2025 sets.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    94.2%
    Muse Spark Open:
    Better: 98.1%
  6. SimpleQA VerifiedGemini 3.6 Flash leads

    Short factual questions that each have one correct answer.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    Better: 66.2%
    Muse Spark Open:
    56.6%
  7. Blended price per million tokensGemini 3.6 Flash costs less

    Blended price: lower is better.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    Better: $1.50
    Muse Spark Open:
    $2.00
  8. Context windowToo close to call

    How much text it can read at once.

    Gemini 3.6 Flash:
    1M tokens
    Muse Spark Open:
    1M tokens
Data updated 26 Oct 2026. Only measures that both models have are shown.

The numbers

Gemini 3.6 Flash against Muse Spark Open, measure by measure. A check mark shows the better side.
MeasureGemini 3.6 FlashMuse Spark Open
Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call154.5155.1
Arena web development ratingToo close to call15381526
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.0%69.8%
GPQA Diamond94.1%88.6%
OTIS Mock AIME94.2%98.1%
SimpleQA Verified66.2%56.6%
Blended price per million tokens$1.50$2.00
Context windowToo close to call1M tokens1M tokens

What it costs in everyday terms

Estimate for 100 chats of about 1,000 tokens in and 500 tokens back, from list prices. Your bill depends on how you use it.
100 chats with Gemini 3.6 Flash
$0.26
Blended price $1.50 per million tokens.
100 chats with Muse Spark Open
$0.34
Blended price $2.00 per million tokens.

Who should pick which

Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash if these matter most

  • GPQA Diamond: 94.1% against 88.6%
  • SimpleQA Verified: 66.2% against 56.6%
  • Blended price per million tokens: $1.50 against $2.00

Pick Muse Spark Open if these matter most

  • FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 69.8% against 59.0%
  • OTIS Mock AIME: 98.1% against 94.2%

Too close to call: Epoch Capabilities Index, Arena web development rating, Context window.

Scores come from tests and votes, not from your own work. Try both on a task you care about before you commit.

Go deeper

Gemini 3.6 Flash: full page

Muse Spark Open: full page

Questions about this comparison

Which is better, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark Open?
On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 6 measures both have. 2 measures are too close to call. Gemini 3.6 Flash costs about 25% less than Muse Spark Open on a blended price of $1.50 against $2.00 per million tokens. Which one is better for you depends on your task and budget, so test both on your own work.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark Open?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper on blended price: $1.50 per million tokens for Gemini 3.6 Flash against $2.00 for Muse Spark Open. For 100 chats of about 1,000 tokens in and 500 tokens back, that is about $0.26 for Gemini 3.6 Flash and $0.34 for Muse Spark Open.
Which can read longer documents, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Muse Spark Open?
Gemini 3.6 Flash has a context window of 1M tokens and Muse Spark Open has 1M tokens.

Where this data comes from

  • Epoch AI: Benchmark data: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking', epoch.ai/benchmarks (CC BY 4.0). We match models across sources, rank them and show them in charts. Scores are not changed. Epoch AI does not endorse this site.
  • Arena (formerly LMArena): Human-preference ratings: Arena (arena.ai) leaderboard dataset, CC BY 4.0. We keep the latest published ratings, match them to models from other sources and rank them. Ratings are not changed. Arena does not endorse this site.
  • LiteLLM model price list: Prices and context windows: LiteLLM model price list (github.com/BerriAI/litellm, MIT licence). We use the model maker's own price entry when there is one. Prices change often, so always confirm on the maker's site before you buy.

Newest data on this page: 26 Oct 2026. Prices are list prices and change often, so confirm on the maker's site before you buy. Sponsors never change a score or an order. How we calculate this · Report a mistake

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