Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Glimmer leads 25.7 to 19.4.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | 1355 |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1416 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1396 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1417 |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1386 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena German | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1375 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1399 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Muse Glimmer share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.