# Apertus v1.5 8B vs MiniMax-M2.5 (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (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 MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M2.5 leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #35 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.5: C 57.5, rank #71 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-5.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 30; Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 22. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 1.8 out of 5.
- MiniMax-M2.5, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open agent and coding model with parallel tool calls and can live with its use policy Ahead on Reach, 65 against 40.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 22 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | MiniMax |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | MiniMax Model License (model) and modified MIT (code) |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-02-12 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |