Model comparison

MiniMax-M2 vs Muse Spark 1.3

Muse Spark 1.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 17 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2

MiniMax

37.4

Rank #204 Confirmed

Muse Spark 1.3

Summary

They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Spark 1.3 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in math, where Muse Spark 1.3 leads 73.1 to 37.3.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 14.8% for MiniMax-M2 and 85.1% for Muse Spark 1.3.
MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.3.
Muse Spark 1.3 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 1.3 specifications
	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
Provider	MiniMax	Meta
Noometry Index	37.4	54.8
Released	2025-10-27	2026-09-02
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 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Muse Spark 1.3: 56.6 (#21)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena WebDev	1297	1657
LMArena Coding	1370	1514
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)	61%	—
CursorBench	—	41.6%
SciCode	—	59.7%

Agentic & Tool Use Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Muse Spark 1.3: 38.6 (#30)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
Terminal-Bench	30%	—
APEX-Agents	—	57.8%
GDP.pdf	—	27.6%
Vending-Bench 2	160.6	—

Reasoning Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Muse Spark 1.3: 54.0 (#27)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
NYT Connections (extended)	14.8%	85.1%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1357	1503
Kagi LLM Benchmark	57.8%	—
CritPt	—	26%
Chess Puzzles	—	38%
Mystery Game Puzzles	—	25%
DTBench	—	96.5%
LMCA	—	53.9%
Bench to the Future 3	—	0.14
Epoch Capabilities Index	—	156.75

Math Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.1 (#21)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Math	1352	1494
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)	—	74.4%
FrontierMath Tier 4	—	46.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025	—	99.2%
ProofBench	—	58%

Knowledge Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Muse Spark 1.3: 42.6 (#95)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Expert	1337	1516

Multimodal Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: —, Muse Spark 1.3: 43.7 (#22)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Vision	—	1309
LMArena Document	—	1471

Multilingual Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Muse Spark 1.3: 57.4 (#8)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Non-English	1313	1481
LMArena Chinese	1366	1529
LMArena French	1335	1524
LMArena German	1355	1515
LMArena Russian	1331	1490
LMArena Spanish	1326	1490
LMArena Japanese	—	1474
LMArena Korean	—	1501

Instruction Following Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Muse Spark 1.3: 77.5 (#22)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Instruction Following	1328	1477

Long Context Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Muse Spark 1.3: 45.6 (#32)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Longer Query	1331	1488

Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.3 leads

MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Muse Spark 1.3: 73.6 (#9)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Muse Spark 1.3
LMArena Text	1340	1490
LMArena Creative Writing	1286	1455
LMArena Multi-Turn	1361	1482
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	—	1906

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2 better than Muse Spark 1.3?

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Muse Spark 1.3?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.3 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.

Is MiniMax-M2 or Muse Spark 1.3 better for coding?

Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.6 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Muse Spark 1.3 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Muse Spark 1.3 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.3 has 37.