Muse Spark Open vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Muse Spark Open took 9 min 38 s and $0.29 at list price, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 9 min 16 s and $0.063 at list price. Both took about as long, and Muse Spark Open cost 4.5× as much.
Muse Spark Open
Meta · $4.25/M out · 1,383 HN pts
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek · $0.50/M out · 1,482 HN pts
Pelican
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Watch
Draw a mechanical wristwatch that shows the current local time, with a sweeping seconds hand and a date window. Make it look expensive.
Landing
Build the landing page for Lumen Cycles, a Copenhagen workshop that builds custom cargo bikes to order. Make it look like a real brand you would trust with 4,000 euros.
Breakout
Make a Breakout game I can play right now with the keyboard or the mouse. Give it several levels, a score and some juice.
Logo
Design a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark.
About
Write the opening of the About us page for Patchbay, a three-person studio in Rotterdam that repairs vintage synthesizers. About 150 words.
Patchbay is a small studio in Rotterdam where vintage synthesizers come back to life. We are three technicians, musicians and longtime collectors who have spent the last decade trading schematics, hunting spare parts, and learning the quirks of every oscillator and filter that has passed through our hands.
What started as helping friends keep their Junos and ARPs in tune has grown into a dedicated workshop in the north of the city. We repair, restore and service instruments from the sixties to the early nineties, from well-known classics to rare prototypes that barely left the factory.
We believe these machines are more than equipment. They carry histories, imperfections and sounds that cannot be replaced. Our job is to respect that character while making sure each instrument is reliable, playable, and ready for another lifetime of music.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to the care, repair, and resurrection of vintage synthesizers. We started in a small workshop near the Maas, surrounded by oscillators, patch cables, and service manuals, because these instruments deserve more than dusty shelves and hasty fixes. Between us, we have decades of experience in electronics, sound design, and restoration, but we approach every machine with the same curiosity: listen first, trace the signal, understand the history, then bring it back to life. Whether it's a crackly filter, a dead voice card, a drifting oscillator, or a power supply that needs rebuilding, we work carefully, honestly, and with respect for original character. We also advise on maintenance, calibrate tuning and envelopes, and source hard-to-find parts when possible. At Patchbay, repair isn't just about making sound again. It's about keeping these instruments making music for decades to come.
Specs and numbers
| Muse Spark Open | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | DeepSeek |
| Made in | US | China |
| Released | 15 Oct 2026 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.25 | $0.045 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $4.25 | $0.50 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | open | open |
| Hacker News points | 1,383 | 1,482 |
| Time for the six prompts | 9 min 38 s | 9 min 16 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.29 | $0.063 |
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was cheaper: $0.22 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Both took about as long in total, and each was faster on 3 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Muse Spark Open's rebuild matched the screenshot at 53%; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Muse Spark Open's game passed 5 of 5 checks; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was not in it.





