Muse Spark 1.1 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B
At a Glance
| Compare |  Muse Spark 1.1Meta |  Mistral Medium 3.5 128BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 1,000K | 262K |
| Model facts checked | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Agent Arenaagent-2026-09-15-d25aabda0010 · outcome_score · leader | -2.98100% of row best · score · Muse Spark 1.1; 95% CI [-3.52464364, -2.43839720]; sessions 109338; observations 4434474; rank 33 | -10.8892% of row best · score · Mistral Medium 3.5; 95% CI [-12.33636331, -9.41760729]; sessions 10244; observations 358935; rank 43 |
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader | 1,480.17100% of row best · rating · muse-spark-1.1; 95% CI [1475.34892554, 1484.99642998]; votes 27615; rank 15 | 1,420.5896% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1414.04225396, 1427.11615611]; votes 10996; rank 104 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader | 1,294.16100% of row best · rating · muse-spark-1.1; 95% CI [1286.17018729, 1302.15601223]; votes 8447; rank 21 | 1,222.0594% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1212.30064904, 1231.79518832]; votes 5090; rank 71 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 3 benchmark winsNo overall winner | 0 benchmark winsNo overall winner |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Muse Spark | Mistral Medium 3 5 128b |
| Model | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
| Version | Muse Spark 1.1 | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
| Lifecycle | preview | active |
| Released | 2026-07-09 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video, Audio | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000K | 262K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 127.7B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | other |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Capabilities | chat, computer-use, generation, reasoning, research, structured_outputs, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
Muse Spark 1.1 Capabilities
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Muse Spark 1.1 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B FAQs
Is Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B, 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 Medium 3.5 128B?+
Neither model has a directly sourced input price in this comparison. Neither model has a directly sourced output price in this comparison.
Which has a larger context window, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
Muse Spark 1.1 has the larger sourced context window. Muse Spark 1.1 supports 1,000K and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B supports 262K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B be self-hosted?+
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Muse Spark 1.1 is not marked open weight; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is open weight.
Can Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B understand images?+
Muse Spark 1.1 is documented with image input; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Muse Spark 1.1 is — and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is —.
Do Muse Spark 1.1 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B support reasoning and tool use?+
Muse Spark 1.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B: reasoning, 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 Medium 3.5 128B?+
Muse Spark 1.1 has 0 sourced provider routes; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has 0, a tie.
Which offers better value, Muse Spark 1.1 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
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.