# MiniMax Code vs Muse Code (slim)

> MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) to Muse Code's 61.3 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Muse Code's 61.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Muse Code leads on security & auth. Both do agent harnesses.

- MiniMax Code: B 67.5, rank #277 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md
- Muse Code: C 61.3, rank #526 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-code.min.md
- MiniMax Code, good for Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 45; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Muse Code, good for Developers who want Meta's Muse models, Muse Wonder Full included, in a terminal or CI agent with the sandbox and approvals on from the first run. Ahead on Security & auth, 67 against 57.

| Category | MiniMax Code | Muse Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax Code | Muse Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Meta |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published | Proprietary binary, used under the Meta Model API Terms of Service, which cover Meta's coding harness. Subscriptions are also under the Meta Subscription Terms of Service. The TypeScript and Python SDKs in the linked repository are MIT. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-19 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-19 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk | 63k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |