# Cosmos-Reason2-2B vs MiniCPM5-2B (slim)

> MiniCPM5-2B and Cosmos-Reason2-2B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 60.2 and 59.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM5-2B and Cosmos-Reason2-2B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 60.2 (C) and 59.5 (C). Cosmos-Reason2-2B leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Cosmos-Reason2-2B: C 59.5, rank #59 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cosmos-reason2-2b.min.md
- MiniCPM5-2B: C 60.2, rank #56 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm5-2b.min.md
- Cosmos-Reason2-2B, good for Agents that need a small local model to reason over camera footage and images for robotics, driving or smart spaces Ahead on Risk, 60 against 55.
- MiniCPM5-2B, good for On-device and laptop agents that want a 2 GB tool-calling helper with long context and open training data Ahead on Reach, 90 against 65; Agent interface, 75 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 97 against 39. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 39 | 97 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | OpenBMB |
| Licence | NVIDIA Open Model License (custom, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence); built on Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct under Apache 2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-03-10 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |