# Apertus v1.5 8B vs OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (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 OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #40 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT: C 56.8, rank #111 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/otel-2-0-llm-31b-it.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 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 74.
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT, good for Telecoms teams that want an open model for standards questions and RAG on their own hardware Ahead on Reach, 50 against 40.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | AT&T (Open Telco AI) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-11-01 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Apertus v1.5 8B +25: Apertus v1.5 8B 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, 19,300 characters, the publisher's own.)
- Risk, Apertus v1.5 8B +20: Apertus v1.5 8B 75 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no code in the repository.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only, with no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python files.)
- Reach, OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT +10: Apertus v1.5 8B 40 (Memory 25 of 30, the BF16 files are 18.4 GB, or 22.1 GB with a fifth added, which fits 24 GB.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 50 (Memory 10, the publisher's only build is the BF16 safetensors, 62.55 GB for the 15 shards the index names, and 62.55 GB × 1.2 = 75.1 GB, above 64 GB and inside…)
- Documentation and upkeep, Apertus v1.5 8B +10: Apertus v1.5 8B 84 (Model card 14 of 20, languages and a knowledge cut-off are missing.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 74 (Model card 14, Intended use, a long limitations section, the architecture and training method, the parameters (31B) and the language (English) are on the card.)