# Apodex-1.1-mini vs Arete-27B (slim)

> Apodex-1.1-mini scores 61 (C) to Arete-27B's 55.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apodex-1.1-mini scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Arete-27B leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apodex-1.1-mini: C 61, rank #41 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apodex-1-1-mini.min.md
- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- Apodex-1.1-mini, good for Long-running agent tasks with tools on a 32 GB GPU or Mac, or through Apodex's API, under a plain licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 50; Risk, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 63 against 38.

| Category | Apodex-1.1-mini | Arete-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 38 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apodex-1.1-mini | Arete-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Apodex AI | Nous Research |
| Last release | 2026-08-25 | 2026-11-06 |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Apodex-1.1-mini +35: Apodex-1.1-mini 85 (Memory 20, Apodex's Q4_K_M GGUF with its vision projector is 22.6 GB and needs about 27.1 GB with the fifth added, so 32 GB, as do its NVFP4 and GPTQ-Int4 build…); Arete-27B 50 (Memory 10, the only build from Nous Research is the 54.7 GB BF16 release, which needs about 66 GB and fits the reference machine.)
- Agent interface, Apodex-1.1-mini +25: Apodex-1.1-mini 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Arete-27B +25: Apodex-1.1-mini 38 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, context and languages but not the architecture, parameters, limitations or a knowledge cut-off.); Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.)
- Risk, Apodex-1.1-mini +10: Apodex-1.1-mini 65 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only and nothing from the repositories runs.); Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.)