# DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking vs Muse Spark 1.1

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking leads Muse Spark 1.1 in 0 of 4 shared categories.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking: open weights.

Muse Spark 1.1: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking in General LLM at #10 against #111.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking in Reasoning at #13 against #109.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking in Long context at #38 against #111.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark 1.1 leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking in Factuality at #36 against #68.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Thinking is ranked #68 in Factuality (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text factuality; 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).
