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DeepSeek V2 vs Muse Spark 1.1

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2
Meta
Muse Spark 1.1
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMeta
Release dateMay 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 V2 shipped 799 days before Muse Spark 1.1

Which is better: DeepSeek V2 or Muse Spark 1.1?

DeepSeek V2 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 V2 shipped 799 days before Muse Spark 1.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V2 is open weight, while Muse Spark 1.1 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V2 and Muse Spark 1.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on May 2024.

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

DeepSeek V2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Muse Spark 1.1 is a proprietary model released by Meta.

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