Muse Spark 1.1 vs MiniMax M2.7
Updated October 21, 2026. 63 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 48.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 28.4 for MiniMax M2.7.
Pick MiniMax M2.7 when output tokens cost 3.5x less, or when the benchmark that matters is Long context reasoning (AA-LCR), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 63
- Muse Spark 1.1 only
- 33
- MiniMax M2.7 only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 8 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 scores 48.9 against 28.4.
One benchmark behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 33.7 against 22.8.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 25.8 against 15.3.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 91.2% against 86.6%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only MiniMax M2.7 has a AIME result, 91.0%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 88.7% against 80.4%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 1270 against 1243.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 takes 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax M2.7
Muse Spark 1.1 $0.0034, MiniMax M2.7 $0.0009 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 $0.43, MiniMax M2.7 $0.64.
Published attempt cost and pass rate
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Spark 1.1 48.9 from 1 benchmark, MiniMax M2.7 28.4 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 23.8 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Muse Spark 1.1 72.2% against MiniMax M2.7 11.9%, 60.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Spark 1.1 $4.25 against MiniMax M2.7 $1.20 per million output tokens, 3.5x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Spark 1.1 takes 1.05M tokens, MiniMax M2.7 205K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Muse Spark 1.1 | Bars | MiniMax M2.7 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 12 | 0 | 1 tie | |
| Intelligence | 2 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 4 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 6 | 0 | ||
| Math | 3 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 8 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 8 | 0 | ||
| General | 18 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 61 | 1 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index120
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1542 | 1399 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| AA Coding Index | 71.3 | 52.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 85.9% | 79.9% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 82.0% | 73.8% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 72.2% | 11.9% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 31.1% | 8.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tie |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 69.3% | 48.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 59.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SciCode | 58.8% | 50.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.4% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 45.1% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 37.0% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 599.3 | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1498 | 1454 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1498 | 1446 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1532 | 1388 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1540 | 1401 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1540 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 33.7 | 22.8 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.1 | 145.8 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 25.8 | 15.3 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1207 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1199 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1177 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1184 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1103 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1183 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1194 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1156 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 974 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 57.2% | 27.9% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 6.9% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 38.0% | 10.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 56.4% | 28.4% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Time Horizon Index (Vals AI) | 1.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 84.8% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| APEX-Agents | 31.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $6,520 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 91.2% | 86.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 86.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.8% | 87.4% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 46.2% | 29.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Chess puzzles | 34.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1485 | 1422 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1478 | 1443 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1480 | 1441 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1305 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1287 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | Not measured | 91.0% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| ProofBench | 39.0% | 3.0% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: math | 1482 | 1421 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1487 | 1437 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 88.7% | 80.4% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 85.0% | 84.0% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | Not measured | 60.9% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 71.3% | 61.2% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 79.7% | 66.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 66.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 34.4% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 57.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1484 | 1416 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1479 | 1409 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1481 | 1403 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1470 | 1407 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1270 | 1243 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1290 | 1210 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1269 | 1210 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1268 | 1233 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1260 | 1195 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1276 | 1233 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1234 | 1136 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1270 | 1136 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index181
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 61.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 45.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 88.9% | 79.9% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 66.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 75.7% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 77.7% | 78.3% | MiniMax M2.7 |
| DTBench | 94.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMCA | 49.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| ExploitBench | Not measured | 13.3% | Only MiniMax M2.7 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1478 | 1405 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1457 | 1405 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1435 | 1354 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Vision | 1293 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1478 | 1426 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1471 | 1382 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1515 | 1442 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1469 | 1398 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1450 | 1260 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1459 | 1314 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1492 | 1424 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1464 | 1402 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1482 | 1383 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1499 | 1387 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1484 | 1412 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1462 | 1418 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1448 | 1376 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1438 | 1360 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1292 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1348 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1301 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1288 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1253 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Document | 1465 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax M2.7 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiniMax M2.7 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiniMax M2.7 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Meta Muse Spark 1.1 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | MiniMax |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | July 16, 2026 | March 18, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 205K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.25 | $1.20 |
| Coding index | 48.9 | 28.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.43 | $0.64 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than MiniMax M2.7 for coding?
Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 48.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 28.4 for MiniMax M2.7. Pick MiniMax M2.7 when output tokens cost 3.5x less, or when the benchmark that matters is Long context reasoning (AA-LCR), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 or MiniMax M2.7?
Muse Spark 1.1 costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Muse Spark 1.1 costs $0.43 and MiniMax M2.7 $0.64.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark 1.1 or MiniMax M2.7?
Muse Spark 1.1, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark 1.1 vs MiniMax M2.7 comparison based on?
63 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Muse Spark 1.1's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and MiniMax M2.7's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.