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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Muse Spark Open

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 0.1.

NVIDIA · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Spark Open leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 0.1, ranking #43 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

Choose Muse Spark Open

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.9 and ranks #43 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Muse Spark Open
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.1
#348
44.9
#43
Reasoning
-0.2
#341
45.2
#39
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
— / M
$4.25 / M
Context window
—
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Muse Spark Open
Math
6.9#278
31.6#69
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct · 17 for Muse Spark Open

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Muse Spark Opendon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

746.0B diff

Muse Spark Open has 746.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 1065.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
Meta
Muse Spark Open
816.0Bparameters
70.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
816.0B
Muse Spark Open

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Muse Spark Open specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Muse Spark Open specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Muse Spark Open
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Muse Spark Open supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

Muse Spark Open can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Spark Open

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Muse Spark Open uses Muse Model License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Muse Spark Open

Muse Model License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Muse Spark Open was released on 2026-10-15.

Muse Spark Open is 25 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.0 years ago

Muse Spark Open

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Muse Spark Open's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Muse Spark Open's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Muse Spark Open

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Muse Spark Open side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Muse Spark Open
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Muse Spark Open.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Muse Spark Open?

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 0.1. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is made by NVIDIA and Muse Spark Open is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct compare to Muse Spark Open in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%. Muse Spark Open scores MCP Atlas: 89.2%, GPQA: 89.0%, OSWorld-Verified: 80.4%, BabyVision: 80.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 76.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Muse Spark Open?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens and Muse Spark Open supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Muse Spark Open?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.1 vs 44.9), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Muse Model License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Muse Spark Open?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA and Muse Spark Open is developed by Meta.

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