# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Kronos (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Kronos leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #36 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Apertus v1.5 8B, good for Agents that want a fully open, multilingual 8B with image and audio input on one 24 GB GPU, and can run a publisher fork of vLLM. Ahead on Risk, 75 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 61.
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Reach, 55 against 40.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Kronos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Kronos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-04-13 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Popularity | none | 43k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |