text model comparison
Muse Spark Open vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL are both current text models, from Meta and NVIDIA. On Arena WebDev, Muse Spark Open scores 1526 Elo and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 1399 Elo (Arena, measured October 28, 2026). Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
Data verified November 3, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-03
Side by side
Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, line by line
Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Muse Spark Open | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
|---|---|---|
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena WebDev | 1526 Elo (#35 of 45) (better) | 1399 Elo (#41 of 45) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) | 69.8% (#24 of 42) | Not measured |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.6% (#34 of 41) | Not measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 56.6% (#16 of 38) | Not measured |
| Arena Text | Not measured | 1412 Elo (#45 of 51) |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Release date | October 15, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Access | open weights | open weights |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | Not reported | Not reported |
| Input | text, image, video, audio | text, image, video |
| Output | text | text |
Charts
Against every current text model
Where Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
On Arena WebDev, Muse Spark Open ranks #35 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL #41 of 45 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
Muse Spark Open: Not scored
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL:#45of 51
1,412 Elo · ahead of 12%
Arena WebDev
Muse Spark Open:#35of 45
1,526 Elo · ahead of 23%
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL:#41of 45
1,399 Elo · ahead of 9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)
Muse Spark Open:#24of 42
69.8% · ahead of 44%
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: Not scored
GPQA Diamond
Muse Spark Open:#34of 41
88.6% · ahead of 18%
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: Not scored
SimpleQA Verified
Muse Spark Open:#16of 38
56.6% · ahead of 59%
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: Not scored
Price and context
Context window
Muse Spark Open:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Verdict
When to choose each
Muse Spark Open
Where it leads
- Higher Arena WebDev score, 1526 Elo vs 1399 Elo
- Accepts audio input
Best for
- Self-hosted coding and agent work on owned infrastructure
- Long-context multimodal analysis where data must stay in-house
Watch out for
- The Muse Model License limits commercial use; it is not an open-source licence
- Meta does not serve it on its own Model API, so hosted prices come from third parties
- Self-hosting needs at least 700GB of GPU memory in NVFP4 or 2TB in BF16
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Where it leads
No measured lead over Muse Spark Open in this data.
Best for
- Agents that read screenshots, charts and documents
- Self-hosted multimodal agents on NVIDIA hardware
Watch out for
- NVIDIA calls it 5x faster than the next best open model in its class; that speed claim is not measured independently here
- NVIDIA sells no per-token API for it, so hosted prices come from third parties
From benchmark to production
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FAQ
Muse Spark Open vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL FAQ
Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, Muse Spark Open or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Muse Spark Open leads on Arena WebDev, 1526 Elo to 1399 Elo. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.
Which has the larger context window, Muse Spark Open or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
How do Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL differ in features?
Muse Spark Open takes text, image, video and audio input; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL takes text, image and video.
Further reading
More on Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
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Production evaluation
Choosing between Muse Spark Open and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Public benchmarks narrow the shortlist. We run both on your own tasks, data and cost limits, then build the routing and review controls to run the winner in production.
- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
- Routing between models by cost and difficulty