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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Muse Spark Open 816B A42B match in llmrun Score, with values of 129.2 versus 128.7; neither fits 24 GB.

1650.5B · 102.3B active · 1M context · MIT · Aug 2026

Chat

822.0B · 42B active · Other · Sep 2026

Vision

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 if you want…

  • Also does chat

    Muse Spark Open 816B A42B doesn't list it

  • More permissive license

    MIT vs Other

Choose Muse Spark Open 816B A42B if you want…

  • Lighter on memory

    542.5 vs 990.6 GB at Q4_K_M

  • Also does vision

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 doesn't list it

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 640.1 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 258.1 GB

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Overall

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

129.2127–131

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

128.7125–132

Coding

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

125.2119–132

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

no data

Math

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

128.3126–131

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

128.4125–132

Science

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

126.3114–138

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

no data

Reasoning

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

131.2128–134

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

no data

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 · #5 of 94 open models · #5 of 93 that fit ≤1 TB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B · #7 of 94 open models · #5 of 90 that fit ≤640 GB

Benchmarks

6 shared boards: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads 3, Muse Spark Open 816B A42B leads 3 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

91.7%#3/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

88.6%#12/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

98.6%#1/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

98.1%#3/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

64.6%#5/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

69.8%#2/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

1582.0#11/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

1511.3#13/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

52.9%#2/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

56.6%#1/17 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

26.8%#6/13 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

31.7%#2/13 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

17 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

Q2_K

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

702 GB587.3 GB file

32K 702 GB · 128K 704 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

384 GB304.1 GB file

32K 404 GB · 128K 469 GB

Q3_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

805 GB763.7 GB file

32K 805 GB · 128K 807 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

441 GB~400.7 GB file

32K 461 GB · 128K 525 GB

Q4_0

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

826 GB885.3 GB file

32K 826 GB · 128K 827 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

452 GB466.3 GB file

32K 472 GB · 128K 537 GB

Q4_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

991 GB~990.3 GB file

32K 991 GB · 128K 992 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

543 GB~493.2 GB file

32K 563 GB · 128K 627 GB

Q5_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

1176 GB~1176.0 GB file

32K 1177 GB · 128K 1178 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

644 GB~585.7 GB file

32K 664 GB · 128K 729 GB

Q6_K

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

1362 GB~1361.7 GB file

32K 1362 GB · 128K 1364 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

746 GB~678.2 GB file

32K 766 GB · 128K 831 GB

Q8_0

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

1651 GB~1650.5 GB file

32K 1651 GB · 128K 1653 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

904 GB871.6 GB file

32K 924 GB · 128K 989 GB

6 more quants

IQ2_XXS

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

not listed

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

249 GB225.6 GB file

32K 269 GB · 128K 333 GB

IQ2_S

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

not listed

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

283 GB275.5 GB file

32K 303 GB · 128K 367 GB

IQ3_XXS

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

640 GB619.5 GB file

32K 640 GB · 128K 642 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

350 GB340.4 GB file

32K 371 GB · 128K 435 GB

Q4_1

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

929 GB983.6 GB file

32K 929 GB · 128K 930 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

not listed

Q4_K_S

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

not listed

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

509 GB470.1 GB file

32K 529 GB · 128K 593 GB

BF16

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

3301 GB~3301.0 GB file

32K 3302 GB · 128K 3303 GB

Muse Spark Open 816B A42B

1808 GB1640.3 GB file

32K 1829 GB · 128K 1893 GB

How to run each

Specifications

Specifications of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Muse Spark Open 816B A42B
SpecDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Muse Spark Open 816B A42B
PublisherDeepSeekMeta
Parameters1650.5B822.0B
Active parameters102B per token42B per token
ArchitectureDeepseekV4ForCausalLM—
Context1M tokens—
ModalitiesChatVision
LicenseMITOther
ReleasedAug 2026Sep 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Muse Spark Open 816B A42B?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Muse Spark Open 816B A42B match in llmrun Score, with values of 129.2 versus 128.7; neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for also does chat and more permissive license; choose Muse Spark Open 816B A42B for lighter on memory and also does vision.

Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Muse Spark Open 816B A42B?

At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 requires 990.6 GB while Muse Spark Open 816B A42B needs 542.5 GB, making Muse Spark Open 816B A42B the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Muse Spark Open 816B A42B on a 16 GB GPU?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 does not fit (smallest quant needs 640.1 GB); Muse Spark Open 816B A42B does not fit (smallest quant needs 258.1 GB).

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Muse Spark Open 816B A42B — VRAM & GPU Comparison | llmrun