DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-11-07.
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | deepseek | meta |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.05/M | $0.10/M |
| Output Price | $0.57/M | $0.20/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,048,576 |
| Max Output | 943,718 | 943,718 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor costs $0.15 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.19, so Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is about 1.3 times cheaper for the same work.
Both read up to 1,048,576 tokens at once, roughly 1,573 pages of text.
Only Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor offers video input.
Across the 5 tasks where they differ, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor on 5 (SQL Generation, CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup, Bulk Data Labeling and others).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was released in September 2026 and Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor in August 2026.
Pick Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor if you need lower cost, video input or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 133 | 134 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 133 | 134 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 137 | 138 |
| Blog Post Writing | 121 | 122 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →