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Gemini Flash vs Muse Spark
Gemini Flash is better at quick answers, maths, structured data, long documents, translation; Muse Spark is better at writing, coding, reasoning. Gemini Flash is the cheaper of the two on output.
Measured quality by task
| Task | Gemini Flash | Muse Spark | Better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick answers | 91/100 | 89/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Writing | 81/100 | 86/100 | Muse Spark |
| Coding | 80/100 | 84/100 | Muse Spark |
| Reasoning | 74/100 | 83/100 | Muse Spark |
| Maths | 85/100 | 80/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Structured data | 93/100 | 88/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Long documents | 94/100 | 90/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Translation | 92/100 | 89/100 | Gemini Flash |
Quality is Nivana’s measured score for each kind of task, from weekly pairwise evals judged by models from several labs. Prices are live AI Gateway list prices per million tokens. Updated 2026-11-01. How this is measured.
Price and context
| Gemini Flash | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | Meta | |
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.75 | $1.25 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $3.75 | $4.25 |
| Typical chat answer | $0.00375 | $0.00485 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Router picks it for | 1 of 24 request types | Fallback only |
Which should you use?
Use the one that wins the kind of work you do most, unless the price gap outweighs the quality gap for easy requests. Or don’t choose: Nivana scores both, and the rest of the pool, on every request and sends it to whichever is best for that request.
Questions
Is Gemini Flash better than Muse Spark?
On Nivana’s weekly evals Gemini Flash scores higher on 5 of 8 task types (quick answers, maths, structured data, long documents, translation) and Muse Spark on 3 (writing, coding, reasoning). Neither is better at everything.
Which is better for coding, Gemini Flash or Muse Spark?
Muse Spark: 84/100 against 80/100 for Gemini Flash on Nivana’s coding evals.
Which is better for writing, Gemini Flash or Muse Spark?
Muse Spark: 86/100 against 81/100 for Gemini Flash on Nivana’s writing evals.
Which is cheaper, Gemini Flash or Muse Spark?
Gemini Flash: $3.75 per million output tokens against $4.25 for Muse Spark, about 1.1× less. A typical chat answer costs about $0.0037 on Gemini Flash and $0.0049 on Muse Spark.
Or let the router pick, per request
Nivana sends every message to the model that scores best for it, sets how hard it thinks, and tells you which one answered. 2,000 free credits to start, no card.