Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Muse Glimmer in 5 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Glimmer leads 25.7 to 16.6.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | 1355 |
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1416 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1396 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
Math Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1417 |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1386 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1375 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1399 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Muse Glimmer share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.