Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.5 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher in 2 categories and Muse Glimmer in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 36.1 to 25.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 41.3 |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 47.9 (#53), Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1386 | 1355 |
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1417 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 75.8% | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 68.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 618.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.5: 30.2 (#70), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 42.7% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -23.16 | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 17.6 (#281), Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1372 | 1395 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 55.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 16.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.68 | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 25.8 (#242), Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1378 | 1419 |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.5: 38.6 (#132), Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1378 | 1388 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.1% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 47.3 (#147), Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1338 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1392 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1359 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1363 | — |
| LMArena German | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1169 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1232 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 71.7 (#143), Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1353 | 1374 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 37.4 (#211), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1367 | 1381 |
| CL-bench | 11.4% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 6.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 54.1 (#149), Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1359 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1338 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1364 | 1398 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.5 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.5 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.9 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.5 and Muse Glimmer share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.5 has 33 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 13.