Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 1 category and Muse Glimmer in 7 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Muse Glimmer leads 50.5 to 45.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1396 |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1417 |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1386 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1375 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1382 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1399 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 40.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.