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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Muse Spark Open
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins on 7/8 benchmarks
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins 7 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · reasoning · math.
Category leads
agentic·DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017reasoning·DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017math·DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017knowledge·DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
#41 by perf·#4 by attention
Muse Spark Open
#35 by perf·no signal
Best value
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
10.6x better value than Muse Spark Open
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
254.9 pts/$
$0.25/M
Muse Spark Open
24.0 pts/$
$2.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.65T·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Muse Spark Open
APEX-Agents
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +36.4
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
69.8
Muse Spark Open
33.4
ARC-AGI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +5.5
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
94.5
Muse Spark Open
89.0
ARC-AGI-2
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +20.6
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
78.1
Muse Spark Open
57.5
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +14.6
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
46.3
Muse Spark Open
31.7
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +1.5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
75.0
Muse Spark Open
73.5
GPQA diamond
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +6.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
94.7
Muse Spark Open
88.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +1.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
99.4
Muse Spark Open
98.0
SimpleQA Verified
Muse Spark Open leads by +14.1
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
42.5
Muse Spark Open
56.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Muse Spark Open |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 69.8 | 33.4 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 94.5 | 89.0 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 78.1 | 57.5 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 46.3 | 31.7 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 75.0 | 73.5 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 94.7 | 88.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 99.4 | 98.0 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 42.5 | 56.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $0.50 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $1.29 | |
| $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $20.00 |
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