# Arete-27B vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (slim)

> MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 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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MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B: C 61, rank #77 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-v-4-7-35b-a3b.min.md
- 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
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, good for Agents that need to read screenshots, documents and video on a local machine with 24 to 32 GB for the model, under a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 90 against 50; Agent interface, 70 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 68 against 63.

| Category | Arete-27B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | OpenBMB |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-03 |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +40: 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.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 90 (Memory 25, since OpenBMB's IQ4_XS GGUF with its vision projector is 19.6 GB and needs about 23.6 GB with the fifth added, which fits 24 GB, while its Q4_K_M GGU…)
- Agent interface, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +10: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +5: Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 68 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, architecture and parameters but not limitations, context length, languages or a knowledge cut-off.)