# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Olmo 3 7B Think (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to Olmo 3 7B Think's 52.3 (D) 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 Olmo 3 7B Think's 52.3 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Olmo 3 7B Think 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
- Olmo 3 7B Think: D 52.3, rank #86 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/olmo-3-7b-think.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 Agent interface, 85 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 52.
- Olmo 3 7B Think, good for Researchers and agents that want a small fully open reasoning model for maths and code, with its training data on hand Ahead on Reach, 75 against 40.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Olmo 3 7B Think |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 35 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Olmo 3 7B Think |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | Ai2 (Allen Institute for AI) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Apache-2.0, with Ai2's Responsible Use Guidelines named on the card |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-06-25 |
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