DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Muse Glimmer (High)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or Muse Glimmer (High) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Glimmer (High)
Muse Glimmer (High) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 53.5% more intelligence, 68.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 23.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | Muse Glimmer (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 17.5 | +53.5% Muse Glimmer (High) is 53.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $145.77 | −68.4% Muse Glimmer (High) is 68.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.16s | 24.79s | +23.0% Muse Glimmer (High) is 23.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Muse Glimmer (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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