Grok 4.5 vs Muse Spark Open: Benchmark Comparison
Grok 4.5 has the higher score on 1 of 4 shared benchmarks; Muse Spark Open leads on 3.
The largest observed score gap is 7.19 pts on Vibe Code Bench v1.1 , where Muse Spark Open leads.
Reported ±1 standard-error ranges overlap on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks with comparable uncertainty data. This is not a pairwise statistical significance test.
Shared benchmark results
Scores and reported standard errors come from the latest visible Vals benchmark version available for both models.
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Muse Spark Open | Gap | Reported uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Research Bench | 37.98% ±3.37 | 38.46% ±3.38 | 0.48 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Tax Agent Bench | 24.86% ±3.12 | 26.32% ±2.65 | 1.47 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 8.59% ±1.34 | 6.57% ±0.51 | 2.02 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | 69.00% ±4.48 | 76.19% ±3.32 | 7.19 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
Performance by category
| Category | Grok 4.5 average | Muse Spark Open average |
|---|---|---|
| Legal | 37.98% | 38.46% |
| Finance | 24.86% | 26.32% |
| Coding | 38.79% | 41.38% |
Cost and latency
Cost per test appears only where the benchmark reports it for both models. Latency is the measured completion time for that benchmark.
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 cost | Muse Spark Open cost | Grok 4.5 latency | Muse Spark Open latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Research Bench | $1.09 | $1.56 | 15m54s | 29m23s |
| Tax Agent Bench | $0.47 | $0.88 | 4m44s | 11m42s |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | $5.52 | $7.26 | 33m43s | 2h04m |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | $4.10 | $1.66 | 13m50s | 31m09s |
Results available only for Grok 4.5
- LegalBench
- MortgageTax
- TaxEval v2
- MedCode
- MedScribe
- ProofBench v1.1
- GPQA Diamond
- MMLU Pro
- MMMU Pro
- SAGE
- IOI
- LiveCodeBench
- ProgramBench
- SkillsBench
- SWE-bench
- CyberBench v1.1
- SRE Bench
- Time Horizon Index: KSP
Results available only for Muse Spark Open
- Vals Finance Index
- Vals Index
- Vals Legal Index
- HLAB-Vals-1.1
- EMB v1.1
- Finance Agent v2.1
- Code Migration v1.1