# EXAONE 4.5 33B vs Ornith-1.5-397B (slim)

> EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) to Ornith-1.5-397B's 59 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Ornith-1.5-397B's 59 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- EXAONE 4.5 33B: C 61, rank #61 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exaone-4-5-33b.min.md
- Ornith-1.5-397B: C 59, rank #100 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-397b.min.md
- EXAONE 4.5 33B, good for Researchers and students working on documents, Korean or multimodal agents who don't need commercial rights Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 36.
- Ornith-1.5-397B, good for A self-hosted frontier-scale coding agent on an 8-GPU server, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required

| Category | EXAONE 4.5 33B | Ornith-1.5-397B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 50 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | EXAONE 4.5 33B | Ornith-1.5-397B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | LG AI Research | Ornith |
| Licence | EXAONE AI Model License Agreement 1.2 - NC (research and education only) | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-07-06 | 2026-08-23 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, EXAONE 4.5 33B +14: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (Model card 20, Uses (the quickstart's question answering, document and agent examples), limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language…); Ornith-1.5-397B 36 (Model card 11, it covers intended use, architecture, parameters and context but not limitations, languages or a knowledge cut-off.)