Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 73.6 to 53.3.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.1.
- Muse Spark 1.1 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 49.9 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 40K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 36 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Muse Spark 1.1: 50.8 (#38)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1497 |
| DeepSWE | — | 53.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1542 |
| SciCode | — | 58.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 33.9 (#45)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 40.5% |
| GBAEval | — | 7.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 15% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,520 |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.9 (#41)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | 1486 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 84.9% |
| CritPt | — | 15.1% |
| DTBench | — | 94.4% |
| LMCA | — | 49.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 52.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.32 |
Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1477 |
| ProofBench | — | 39% |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Muse Spark 1.1: 52.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1480 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 57.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 41.9 (#28)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1292 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1465 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.8 (#16)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1471 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1518 |
| LMArena French | 1369 | 1494 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | 1445 |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | 1482 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | 1471 |
Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.8 (#36)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1457 |
Long Context Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1463 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.6 (#11)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1440 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1484 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1927 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1260 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Muse Spark 1.1?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.
Is MiniMax M1 or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.8 versus 39.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Muse Spark 1.1 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Muse Spark 1.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 36.