Models
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Muse Spark Open
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (MiniMax) and Muse Spark Open (Meta) are two tools in the “Models” category of the OrigoTech directory. This page puts the information from their tool pages side by side: 11 criteria are filled in for both tools. No editorial opinion: every value comes from the tool page, which cites its sources.
Tool page data · Verified
Comparison table
| Criterion | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Muse Spark Open |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | MiniMax | Meta |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Pricing details | $0.15/$0.60 per million input/output tokens, $0.015 cached input (source: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f). | Free weights on Hugging Face; API via Baseten, Fireworks AI, Groq, OpenRouter, Together AI and others (source: research.meta.ai/blog/muse-spark-open). |
| License | Proprietary for now: weights not published, MiniMax says they "will be released later" (source: minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f, Oct 19, 2026; no M3.1 Flash repository on huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI or github.com/MiniMax-AI as of Oct 21, 2026) | Muse Model License, not open source: it requires displaying "Built with Muse Spark Open" in every product that uses it (section 2) and a separate written agreement with Meta to offer it as an API ("Model as a Service") above $20M revenue over 12 months (section 3) (source: huggingface.co/meta-models/Muse-Spark-Open-816B-A42B). |
| Open source | — | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Platforms | API | API, Local |
| Context window | 1 million tokens | 1 million tokens |
| Context (tokens) | 1,000,000 Source | 1,000,000 Source |
| Reference model | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Muse Spark Open (816B-A42B) |
| Input price ($/M tokens) | $0.15 Source | — |
| Output price ($/M tokens) | $0.6 Source | — |
| Coding score | 73.7% (DeepSWE v1.1) Source | 60% (DeepSWE v1.1) Source |
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“—”: information not filled in on the tool page.
What they have in common
- Shared platforms: API.
- Same stated context window: 1,000,000 tokens.
Differences
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is published by MiniMax, Muse Spark Open by Meta.
- Pricing model: paid for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, free for Muse Spark Open.
- Only Muse Spark Open publishes its weights (downloadable).
- License: Proprietary for now for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, Muse Model License for Muse Spark Open.
- Platforms only Muse Spark Open offers: Local.
- DeepSWE v1.1 score: 73.7% for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, 60% for Muse Spark Open.
- Prices and scores refer to specific models: MiniMax M3.1 Flash for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, Muse Spark Open (816B-A42B) for Muse Spark Open.
- Release date: October 19, 2026 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, October 15, 2026 for Muse Spark Open.
Sources
- MiniMax: M3.1 Flash announcement
- MiniMax: model documentation (context)
- Meta: Muse Spark Open announcement
- Hugging Face: model card and Muse licence
- NVIDIA: Muse Spark Open on GB300 NVL72
Tool pages and related pages
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash tool page
- Muse Spark Open tool page
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash alternatives
- Muse Spark Open alternatives
- Model comparison