Muse Spark 1.3vs.DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Which one is better?
Level in the overall index: the gap is too small for a clear winner. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is cheaper: Muse Spark 1.3 costs 8.3 times (input) and 7.1 times (output) as much per token.
69
Muse Spark 1.3
Rank 13 to 18
64
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Rank 14 to 22
198
Muse Spark 1.3
fast
178
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
fast
$2
Muse Spark 1.3
fairly expensive
$0.26
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
cheap
Muse Spark 1.3
- Subscription
No Meta subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €10.60 a month (Command Code GOAT, with limited credits). 5 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$1.25 input, $4.25 output per 1M tokens, unchanged since Sep 3, 2026.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- Subscription
No DeepSeek subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (Token Plan Individual Lite, with limited credits). 7 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.15 input, $0.60 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.30 and $1 since Oct 26, 2026.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
Muse Spark 1.3 ahead: 4DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead: 1level: 2too little data: 2of 9 areas
AreaMuse Spark 1.3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10170 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodinglevelMuse Spark 1.3: 65DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 72
ReasoningMuse Spark 1.3 aheadMuse Spark 1.3: 74DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45
Mathematicsonly Muse Spark 1.3 has a scoreMuse Spark 1.3: 51DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough data
KnowledgeMuse Spark 1.3 aheadMuse Spark 1.3: 71DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 33
AgentsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadMuse Spark 1.3: 58DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 75
Generalonly Muse Spark 1.3 has a scoreMuse Spark 1.3: 72DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough data
MultimodalMuse Spark 1.3 aheadMuse Spark 1.3: 71DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 55
Specialist fields
FinanceMuse Spark 1.3 aheadMuse Spark 1.3: 79DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 69
LegallevelMuse Spark 1.3: 65DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 76
Show 1 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
AreaMuse Spark 1.3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10170 to 100, higher is betterResult
Cybersecurityonly Muse Spark 1.3 has a scoreMuse Spark 1.3: 79DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough data
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Muse Spark 1.3
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 2, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- meta/muse-spark-1.3
- API model reported in response
- meta/muse-spark-1.3
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- Meta | meta/muse-spark-1.3-20260902
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
- Response time
- 87.9 s
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (2)
- Oct 1, 2026Output withheld for safetyReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Not tested yet
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Muse Spark 1.3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 69 | 64 |
| Rank | Rank 13 to 18 of 95 | Rank 14 to 22 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $1.25 | $0.15 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $4.25 | $0.60 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 198 | 178 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Sep 2, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Open Source |
| Open weights | no | yes |
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: At peak times (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 01:00-04:00 UTC; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 06:00-10:00 UTC) the price is $0.30 input and $1.20 output per 1M tokens. The table shows the off-peak price.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Time-based API pricing: Off peak: $0.15 input, $0.60 output, and $0.003 cached input. Weekdays UTC 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00: $0.30, $1.20, and $0.006. Chinese public holidays are excluded. Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: Muse Spark 1.3B: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
AA-BriefcaseOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,581.34 eloDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,570.42 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-OmniscienceOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 22.4 pointsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 0.9 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 38.0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 39.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 25.2%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 64.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 36.417 pointsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 32.49 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AutomationBench-AAOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 57.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 66.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Code MigrationOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 27.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.2%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 24.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 24.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2 (Hard Subset)Overall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 46.0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 24.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
EMBOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 62.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 61.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
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Finance Agent (v2)Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 58.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 57%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
FrontierCodeOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 23.1%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 28.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
FrontierCode 1.1 MainOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 40.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 43.7%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDP.pdfOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 26.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 17.2%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,680.99 eloDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,745.77 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
HLE-DiamondOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 33.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 25.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 40.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,656DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,666LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 36%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-BenchOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 33.3%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 33.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 10.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 31.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 11.0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 12.9%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 82.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 87.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 47.4%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.2%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 67.4%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 61.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 60%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 57%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 55.3%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 1,621DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,666LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 42.4%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 24.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 31.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 85.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 87.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCLI · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 13.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 35.6%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBComps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 64.8%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 49.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 52.8%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 58.4%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 51.5%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 59.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevHTML development · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,656DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,705LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 14.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 23.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCLI · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 40.4%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 35.6%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBComps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 68.5%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 49.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 52.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 58.4%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 60.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 59.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevHTML development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 1,622DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,705LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 36.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 23.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCOBOL · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 68.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 70%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBDataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 84.2%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 82.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 48.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 85.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 91.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevReact development · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,670DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,672LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 60.9%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 73.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 0%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 25%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCOBOL · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 68.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 70%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBDataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 82.8%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 82.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 49.5%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 86.8%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 91.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevReact development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 1,631DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,672LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 68.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 73.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 16.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 25%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCode Quality · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 4.02 / 5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 3.992 / 5Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBDCF · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 55.7%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 53%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Comparables · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 47.2%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 47.5%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalMuse Spark 1.3: 32.6%DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWeb development · higher is betterMuse Spark 1.3: 1,656DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,666LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
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