Model comparison

MiniMax-M2.1 vs Muse Spark 1.2

Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2.1 costs 3.8× 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. 16 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2.1

MiniMax

38.9

Rank #178 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.2

Summary

They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 16.6.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 11.2% for MiniMax-M2.1 and 79.2% for Muse Spark 1.2.
MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 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 205K.
MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiniMax-M2.1 and Muse Spark 1.2 specifications
	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
Provider	MiniMax	Meta
Noometry Index	38.9	50.3
Released	2025-12-23	2026-08-05
Weights	Open	Proprietary
Context window	205K	1.05M
Max output	131K	131K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.30	$1.25
Output $ / M tokens	$1.20	$4.25
Results tracked	22	31

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Category by category

Coding Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena WebDev	1384	1533
LMArena Coding	1421	1495
DeepSWE	—	54.9%
FrontierSWE	—	12%
SciCode	—	56.4%
WeirdML	—	60.3%
ALE-Bench	623.83	—

Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
Terminal-Bench	36.6%	—
APEX-Agents	—	36.4%
GDP.pdf	—	16%

Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
NYT Connections (extended)	11.2%	79.2%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1411	1486
SimpleBench	—	74.5%
CritPt	—	17.7%
DTBench	—	94.7%
LMCA	—	48.4%
Epoch Capabilities Index	—	154.87

Math Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Math	1397	1471
ProofBench	—	43%

Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Expert	1431	1480
SimpleQA Verified	—	60.3%
Vectara Hallucination Rate	11.8%	—

Multimodal Not comparable

MiniMax-M2.1: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Vision	—	1305

Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Non-English	1378	1478
LMArena Chinese	1430	1511
LMArena French	1404	1513
LMArena Russian	1387	1487
LMArena Spanish	1397	1498
LMArena German	1381	—
LMArena Japanese	1287	—
LMArena Korean	1298	—

Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Instruction Following	1400	1461

Long Context Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Longer Query	1416	1475

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Muse Spark 1.2
LMArena Text	1392	1482
LMArena Creative Writing	1361	1449
LMArena Multi-Turn	1396	1494
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	—	1840

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Muse Spark 1.2?

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Muse Spark 1.2?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.2 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Muse Spark 1.2 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.