# Minimax M3 vs Muse Spark 1.2

As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M3 leads Muse Spark 1.2 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

Minimax M3: $0.5249999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

Muse Spark 1.2: $2.0000000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

Minimax M3: open weights.

Muse Spark 1.2: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads Minimax M3 in General LLM at #8 against #69.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads Minimax M3 in Reasoning at #11 against #63.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads Minimax M3 in Coding › Web dev at #40 against #49.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads Minimax M3 in Long context at #16 against #62.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 leads Minimax M3 in Factuality at #9 against #75.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M3 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Jun 5, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Muse Spark 1.2 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Sep 11, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).