# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Apertus v1.5 8B scores 61 (C) to Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next'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 Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next's 52.3 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: D 52.3, rank #87 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swift-1-5-qwen3-8-flash-next.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 45; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 40. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 1.8 out of 5.
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams under US$1M revenue, or researchers, with an 8-GPU node who want Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with shorter thinking for coding and agent work. Ahead on Reach, 60 against 40.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 60 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 40 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | UkisAI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Swift Open License v1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence) on UkisAI's changes, free for commercial use below US$1M gross annual revenue, plus the Qwen Community License 1.0 on the base, which needs a separate licence from Qwen for a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business and the model name shown above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-24 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |