# DeepSeek R1 vs Muse Spark 1.1

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Muse Spark 1.1 in 0 of 3 shared categories.

DeepSeek R1: $1.15 per 1M blended tokens.

Muse Spark 1.1: $2.0000000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek R1: open weights.

Muse Spark 1.1: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #10 against #153.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #13 against #151.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek R1 in Long context at #38 against #160.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 28, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jul 20, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).