# DeepSeek R1 vs Muse Spark 1.2

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Muse Spark 1.2 in 0 of 3 shared categories.

DeepSeek R1: $1.15 per 1M blended tokens.

Muse Spark 1.2: $2.0000000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek R1: open weights.

Muse Spark 1.2: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #8 against #118.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #11 against #116.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads DeepSeek R1 in Long context at #16 against #123.

As of Oct 14, 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 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Sep 11, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).