MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Muse Ember (Max)
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Muse Ember (Max) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Ember (Max)
Muse Ember (Max) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 23.7% more intelligence, 67.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Muse Ember (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.1 | 36.0 | +23.7% Muse Ember (Max) is 23.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $358.06 | $117.12 | −67.3% Muse Ember (Max) is 67.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.89s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Terra (High) scores 42.40 for $267.
- Muse Ember (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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