Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Muse Spark
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Spark leads 65.7 to 36.4.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 50.6 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Muse Spark: 46.2 (#69)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1481 |
| SciCode | — | 51.5% |
Reasoning Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Muse Spark: 35.9 (#67)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1474 |
| CritPt | — | 11.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 152.04 |
Math Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Muse Spark: 47.8 (#66)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1455 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 88.9% |
| ProofBench | — | 17% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Muse Spark: 65.7 (#13)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1457 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 89.8% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 40.6% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Muse Spark: 43.4 (#24)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1306 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Muse Spark: 56.1 (#24)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1464 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1509 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | 1497 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1466 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Muse Spark: 75.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1442 |
Long Context Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Muse Spark: 44.4 (#69)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1451 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Muse Spark: 66.0 (#39)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1474 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1459 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1477 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Muse Spark?
Muse Spark is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.6 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Muse Spark better for coding?
Muse Spark scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.2 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Muse Spark share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark has 27.