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DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs Muse Spark 1.1

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Meta
Muse Spark 1.1
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMeta
Release dateNov 20 2024Jul 9 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
61.5%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.1
53.3%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
80%
Multi-step tool use
MCP Atlas
88.1%
Professional tool use
JobBench
54.7%
Personal tool use
Toolathlon-Verified
75.6%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
62.1%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
80.8%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
57.2%
Chart reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning
88.4%
Visual reasoning
BabyVision
76.3%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 596 days before Muse Spark 1.1

Which is better: DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or Muse Spark 1.1?

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and Muse Spark 1.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 596 days before Muse Spark 1.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is open weight, while Muse Spark 1.1 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and Muse Spark 1.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.

Muse Spark 1.1 was released by Meta on Jul 9 2026.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Muse Spark 1.1 is a proprietary model released by Meta.

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