Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 36.9 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 1 category and Muse Glimmer in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Glimmer leads 27.2 to 18.6.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 41.3 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151), Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | 1355 |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1417 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256), Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1395 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158), Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1350 | 1419 |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160), Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | 1388 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165), Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1336 | — |
| LMArena German | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160), Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | 1374 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157), Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1338 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | 1398 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.1 vs 38.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
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 13.