# Minimax M2 5 vs Muse Spark

As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads Muse Spark in 0 of 5 shared categories.

Minimax M2 5: $0.44 per 1M blended tokens.

Muse Spark: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Minimax M2 5: open weights.

Muse Spark: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads Minimax M2 5 in General LLM at #12 against #164.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads Minimax M2 5 in Reasoning at #17 against #155.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads Minimax M2 5 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #85.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads Minimax M2 5 in Long context at #44 against #152.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark leads Minimax M2 5 in Factuality at #27 against #149.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 5 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Feb 19, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Muse Spark is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since May 18, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).