Model comparison

MiniMax-M2 vs Muse Spark 1.1

Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 18 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2

MiniMax

37.4

Rank #204 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.1

Summary

They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.1 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.1 leads 47.1 to 19.4.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 14.8% for MiniMax-M2 and 84.9% for Muse Spark 1.1.
MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.1.
Muse Spark 1.1 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 205K.
MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiniMax-M2 and Muse Spark 1.1 specifications
	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
Provider	MiniMax	Meta
Noometry Index	37.4	49.9
Released	2025-10-27	2026-04-08
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	21	37

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Category by category

Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Muse Spark 1.1: 51.3 (#40)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev	1297	1542
LMArena Coding	1370	1498
DeepSWE	—	53.3%
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)	61%	—
SciCode	—	58.8%

Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Muse Spark 1.1: 30.8 (#73)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
Vending-Bench 2	160.6	6,520
Terminal-Bench	30%	—
APEX-Agents	—	31.8%
τ²-bench Banking	—	40.5%
GBAEval	—	7.9%
GDP.pdf	—	15%

Reasoning Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Muse Spark 1.1: 47.1 (#44)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
NYT Connections (extended)	14.8%	84.9%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1357	1486
Kagi LLM Benchmark	57.8%	—
CritPt	—	15.1%
DTBench	—	94.4%
LMCA	—	49.9%
Surface Evolver Bench	—	52.5%
Epoch Capabilities Index	—	154.21

Math Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Muse Spark 1.1: 45.5 (#76)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Math	1352	1483
ProofBench	—	39%

Knowledge Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Muse Spark 1.1: 53.1 (#59)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Expert	1337	1478
SimpleQA Verified	—	57.8%

Multimodal Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 42.6 (#29)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision	—	1293
LMArena Document	—	1465

Multilingual Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Muse Spark 1.1: 56.7 (#17)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Non-English	1313	1472
LMArena Chinese	1366	1518
LMArena French	1335	1494
LMArena German	1355	1466
LMArena Russian	1331	1483
LMArena Spanish	1326	1464
LMArena Japanese	—	1451
LMArena Korean	—	1458

Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Muse Spark 1.1: 76.5 (#39)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Instruction Following	1328	1457

Long Context Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#58)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Longer Query	1331	1462

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.1 leads

MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Muse Spark 1.1: 73.4 (#11)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text	1340	1479
LMArena Creative Writing	1286	1437
LMArena Multi-Turn	1361	1485
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	—	1927
EQ-Bench 4	—	1260

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2 better than Muse Spark 1.1?

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Muse Spark 1.1?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is MiniMax-M2 or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.1 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Muse Spark 1.1 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 37.