# Arete-27B vs Nanbeige4.3-33B (slim)

> Nanbeige4.3-33B scores 60.8 (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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Nanbeige4.3-33B scores 60.8 (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.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- Nanbeige4.3-33B: C 60.8, rank #86 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanbeige-4-3-33b.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 Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 63 against 56.
- Nanbeige4.3-33B, good for Agents with a 32 GB GPU (INT4) or more, or the 128 GB reference machine at BF16, that want an Apache-tagged 33B model for long coding and tool loops. Ahead on Reach, 80 against 50; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60.

| Category | Arete-27B | Nanbeige4.3-33B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | Nanbeige4.3-33B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Nanbeige LLM Lab (BOSS Zhipin) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (Hub metadata only; the repository has no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-10-31 |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Nanbeige4.3-33B +30: 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.); Nanbeige4.3-33B 80 (Memory earns 20, since Nanbeige's INT4 build is 22.57 GB, about 27 GB with a fifth added, which fits 32 GB.)
- Agent interface, Nanbeige4.3-33B +25: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Nanbeige4.3-33B 85 (The chat template earns 20, Jinja in tokenizer_config.json.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Arete-27B +7: Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.); Nanbeige4.3-33B 56 (The model card earns 11, with intended use, parameters, context and languages but no limitations, architecture or cut-off.)
- Risk, Nanbeige4.3-33B +5: Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.); Nanbeige4.3-33B 60 (File safety earns 25, safetensors only and no repository code, so the card's trust_remote_code has nothing to run.)