Compare/Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)vsDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$4.25/M
Speed
136 tok/s
TTFT
0.77s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Input
$1.35/M
Output
$4.2/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
Faster (tok/s)
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
Benchmarks (5-7)
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMuse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.35
Output ($/M tokens)$4.25$4.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)$1.68
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)$1.77

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
136 tok/s
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
0.77s
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
50.620.1
Coding Index
71.3
Math Index
76.0
GPQA Diamond
89.8%81.3%
MMLU-Pro
84.9%
LiveCodeBench
77.0%
AIME 2025
76.0%
MATH-500
98.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
45.1%14.9%
SciCode
58.2%40.3%
IFBench
39.6%
TerminalBench
15.9%
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)5 wins
7 winsDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) or DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)?

Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.00/M tokens vs $2.06/M for DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 136 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.77s).

When should I use Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)?

Choose based on your priorities: Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) for lower cost, DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) for stronger benchmark performance, and Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.