# DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs MiniCPM-o 4.5 (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's 59 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's 59 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads on risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: C 59, rank #63 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-v4-1-flash.min.md
- MiniCPM-o 4.5: C 61, rank #42 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-o-4-5.min.md
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server who want DeepSeek's agent model under MIT, with the hosted API as a fallback. Ahead on Risk, 50 against 40; Agent interface, 75 against 35.
- MiniCPM-o 4.5, good for Agents that need a local model to see, hear and speak on a laptop or a single small GPU, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 66 against 48.

| Category | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 35 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 48 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | OpenBMB |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-16 |