Muse Spark 1.1 vs Mistral Large 3
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,479.03100% of row best · rating · muse-spark-1.1; 95% CI [1473.99485495, 1484.06002682]; votes 23768; rank 14 | 1,427.6297% of row best · rating · mistral-large-3; 95% CI [1424.57601414, 1430.66670291]; votes 65336; rank 85 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,292.67100% of row best · rating · muse-spark-1.1; 95% CI [1283.99834736, 1301.34176251]; votes 6769; rank 21 | 1,226.8495% of row best · rating · mistral-large-3; 95% CI [1216.90651393, 1236.78308197]; votes 4751; rank 66 |
| ToneBench2026-08-28-10-task-cd9819ab6e4d · overall_score · leader | 80.76100% of row best · points · Muse Spark 1.1 (thinking) · 6,037 output tokens / case | 70.3987% of row best · points · Mistral Large 3 · 2,056 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 3 benchmark winsOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Muse Spark | Mistral Large 3 |
| Model | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
| Version | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
| Lifecycle | preview | active |
| Released | 2026-07-09 | 2025-12-02 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video, Audio | Text, Image, Document |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000K | 262K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 675B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 41B |
| License | Unknown | Apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Mistral AI (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, computer-use, generation, reasoning, research, structured_outputs, tools | agents, chat, generation, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
13 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Muse Spark 1.1 Capabilities
Mistral Large 3 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Muse Spark 1.1 vs Mistral Large 3 FAQs
Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Large 3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced input price: $0.50 per million tokens. Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced output price: $1.50 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
Muse Spark 1.1 has the larger sourced context window. Muse Spark 1.1 supports 1,000K and Mistral Large 3 supports 262K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
Muse Spark 1.1 leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 3 protocol-matched benchmarks from 2 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.
Can Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3 be self-hosted?+
Mistral Large 3 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Muse Spark 1.1 is not marked open weight; Mistral Large 3 is open weight.
Can Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Large 3 understand images?+
Muse Spark 1.1 is documented with image input; Mistral Large 3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Muse Spark 1.1 is — and Mistral Large 3 is —.
Do Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Large 3 support reasoning and tool use?+
Muse Spark 1.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Mistral Large 3: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
Muse Spark 1.1 has 0 sourced provider routes; Mistral Large 3 has 2, so Mistral Large 3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Large 3?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.