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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Muse Spark Open

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 4.4.

NVIDIA · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Spark Open leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 4.4, ranking #43 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Muse Spark Open wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Muse Spark Open
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.4
#324
44.9
#43
Reasoning
5.0
#319
45.2
#39
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
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 Nano 8B V1
Muse Spark Open
Math
8.7#269
31.6#69
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 · 17 for Muse Spark Open

1 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Muse Spark Open is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Muse Spark Open significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

808.0B diff

Muse Spark Open has 808.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 10100.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
Meta
Muse Spark Open
816.0Bparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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 Nano 8B V1
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 Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Spark Open

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

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 Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Muse Spark Open was released on 2026-10-15.

Muse Spark Open is 19 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.6 years ago

Muse Spark Open

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Muse Spark Open's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Muse Spark Open's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Muse Spark Open

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Muse Spark Open side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
✓ Preferred
Muse Spark Open
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Muse Spark Open.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Muse Spark Open?

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 4.4. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1 compare to Muse Spark Open in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%. 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 Nano 8B V1 and Muse Spark Open?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1 and Muse Spark Open?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.4 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 Nano 8B V1 and Muse Spark Open?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA and Muse Spark Open is developed by Meta.

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