Gemini 3.6 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Muse Spark 1.1
Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemini 3.6 Flash 73, Muse Spark 1.1 70, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 68). The right pick depends on what you value most.
GoogleGemini 3.6 Flash
73/100- ECI154.3
- Price$0.75 / $3.75
- Context1.05M
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
68/100- ECI155.4
- Price$0.66 / $1.98
- Context1M
MetaMuse Spark 1.1
70/100- ECI154.3
- Price$1.25 / $4.25
- Context1.05M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Gemini 3.6 Flash 73/100, Muse Spark 1.1 70/100, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 68/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 155.4 · Gemini 3.6 Flash 154.3 · Muse Spark 1.1 154.3
- Lowest priceDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 $0.99 · Gemini 3.6 Flash $1.50 · Muse Spark 1.1 $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1Gemini 3.6 Flash 1,048,576 · Muse Spark 1.1 1,048,576 · DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: Text · Muse Spark 1.1: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
- Self-hostingDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Publishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3.6 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 84 | 85 | 84 |
| Price | 25% | 42 | 50 | 36 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 100 | 45 | 90 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 60 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 73/100 | 68/100 | 70/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek | Muse Spark 1.1Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 154.3 | 155.4 (best) | 154.3 |
| ECI rank | #34 of 148 | #26 of 148 (best) | #35 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 94.1% (best) | 91.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 59.0% | 64.6% (best) | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 94.2% | 98.6% (best) | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 66.2% (best) | 52.9% | 57.8% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.75 | $0.66 (best) | $1.25 |
| Output | $3.75 | $1.98 (best) | $4.25 |
| Cached input | $0.075 | $0.022 (best) | $0.15 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.50 | $0.99 (best) | $2.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Google API | Official DeepSeek API | Official Meta API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 384,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yesminimal · low · medium · high | Yeslow · high · max | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMIT | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3.6-flash | deepseek-v4-pro | muse-spark-1.1 |
| API providers | 25 | 37 (best) | 13 |
| Released | Jul 21, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Mar 2026 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$15.00
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$10.56
- Muse Spark 1.1$21.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3.6 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Muse Spark 1.1?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Gemini 3.6 Flash 73/100, Muse Spark 1.1 70/100, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 68/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Muse Spark 1.1?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is cheaper at $0.66 input / $1.98 output per million tokens (official DeepSeek API price). Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.75 input / $3.75 output per million tokens (official Google API price); Muse Spark 1.1 costs $1.25 input / $4.25 output per million tokens (official Meta API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.99 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 versus $1.50 for Gemini 3.6 Flash (1.5× as much) and $2.00 for Muse Spark 1.1 (2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 155.4 (#26 of 148), Gemini 3.6 Flash 154.3 (#34 of 148) and Muse Spark 1.1 154.3 (#35 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (153.7–157.6 vs 152.6–156.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: SimpleQA Verified — Gemini 3.6 Flash 66.2%, Muse Spark 1.1 57.8%, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 52.9%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 3.6 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Muse Spark 1.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1 have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.6 Flash up to 65,536, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 up to 384,000, Muse Spark 1.1 up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 accepts text; Muse Spark 1.1 accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Gemini 3.6 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 3.6 Flash and Muse Spark 1.1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is the newest, released Aug 12, 2026. Gemini 3.6 Flash came out Jul 21, 2026; Muse Spark 1.1 came out Jul 9, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.6 Flash Mar 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
