Model comparison

MiniMax M1 vs Muse Spark 1.2

Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 2.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 14 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax M1

MiniMax

40.3

Rank #150 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.2

Summary

They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 26.9.
MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.
Muse Spark 1.2 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiniMax M1 and Muse Spark 1.2 specifications
	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
Provider	MiniMax	Meta
Noometry Index	40.3	50.3
Released	2025-06-13	2026-08-05
Weights	Open	Proprietary
Context window	1M	1.05M
Max output	40K	131K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.55	$1.25
Output $ / M tokens	$2.20	$4.25
Results tracked	18	31

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Category by category

Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Coding	1359	1495
DeepSWE	—	54.9%
LMArena WebDev	—	1533
FrontierSWE	—	12%
SciCode	—	56.4%
WeirdML	—	60.3%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

MiniMax M1: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
APEX-Agents	—	36.4%
GDP.pdf	—	16%

Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Hard Prompts	1339	1486
SimpleBench	—	74.5%
NYT Connections (extended)	—	79.2%
CritPt	—	17.7%
DTBench	—	94.7%
LMCA	—	48.4%
Epoch Capabilities Index	—	154.87

Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Math	1361	1471
ProofBench	—	43%

Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Expert	1317	1480
SimpleQA Verified	—	60.3%

Multimodal Not comparable

MiniMax M1: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision	—	1305

Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Non-English	1319	1478
LMArena Chinese	1360	1511
LMArena French	1370	1513
LMArena Russian	1329	1487
LMArena Spanish	1353	1498
LMArena German	1350	—
LMArena Japanese	1217	—
LMArena Korean	1266	—

Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Instruction Following	1312	1461

Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Longer Query	1326	1475
Fiction.LiveBench	69.4%	—

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax M1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text	1343	1482
LMArena Creative Writing	1298	1449
LMArena Multi-Turn	1335	1494
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	—	1840

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax M1 better than Muse Spark 1.2?

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Muse Spark 1.2?

MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is MiniMax M1 or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.2 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Muse Spark 1.2 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.