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Muse Spark 1.3 vs MiniMax M3

Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta) and MiniMax M3 (MiniMax) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Muse Spark 1.3 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#4 vs #25); and MiniMax M3 is 3.5× cheaper per output token ($1.20/1M vs $4.25/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Muse Spark 1.3 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #4 against #25 (81.7 vs 65.3 points).
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 62.1 against 45.4.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Muse Spark 1.3 was listed 2 September 2026, MiniMax M3 31 May 2026.

Choose MiniMax M3 if…

  • API cost matters — $1.20/1M output tokens against $4.25/1M, about 3.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.30/1M against $1.25/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 11 listed API providers against 1.

Muse Spark 1.3 vs MiniMax M3: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Muse Spark 1.3 and MiniMax M3
FieldMuse Spark 1.3MetaMiniMax M3MiniMax
ModelCap Index position#4#25
Index score81.765.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$1.25$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$4.25$1.20
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens944K512K
API providers listed111
Weight accessAPI onlyRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText, Image, Video
First listed2 September 202631 May 2026
PublisherMetaMiniMax

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Muse Spark 1.3 vs MiniMax M3

Public benchmark boards where Muse Spark 1.3 or MiniMax M3 has a published result
BoardMuse Spark 1.3MiniMax M3Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14981491–1504Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena—-3.6%-4.5%–-2.7%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis62.1intelligence-index45.4intelligence-indexMuse Spark 1.3
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—65.2%terminal-bench-2.1Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—88.9%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—39.0%humanitys-last-examOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Muse Spark 1.3 vs MiniMax M3: common questions

Is Muse Spark 1.3 better than MiniMax M3?

Muse Spark 1.3 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #4 against #25. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Muse Spark 1.3 cheaper than MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is cheaper on output tokens: $1.20/1M against $4.25/1M. Input tokens are $1.25/1M for Muse Spark 1.3 and $0.30/1M for MiniMax M3. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark 1.3 or MiniMax M3?

Both publish a 1M-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Muse Spark 1.3 or MiniMax M3?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Muse Spark 1.3 and MiniMax M3 open-weight models?

Muse Spark 1.3: API only. MiniMax M3: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Muse Spark 1.3 and MiniMax M3?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Muse Spark 1.3 and 11 for MiniMax M3, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Muse Spark 1.3 vs MiniMax M3 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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