# Fara1.5-27B vs Fara1.5-9B (slim)

> Fara1.5-27B and Fara1.5-9B score within a point of each other for browser automation, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Fara1.5-27B and Fara1.5-9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Fara1.5-9B leads on reach. Both do browser automation.

- Fara1.5-27B: C 61, rank #62 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fara1-5-27b.min.md
- Fara1.5-9B: C 61, rank #64 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fara1-5-9b.min.md
- Fara1.5-27B, good for Developers building a supervised web-browsing agent who want open weights and clear safety behaviour Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 65 against 60.
- Fara1.5-9B, good for Developers building a supervised web-browsing agent who want open weights and clear safety behaviour Ahead on Reach, 70 against 55.

| Category | Fara1.5-27B | Fara1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 80 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 65 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Fara1.5-27B | Fara1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Fara1.5-9B +15: Fara1.5-27B 55 (Memory 10, the only build from Microsoft is the BF16 safetensors, 54.71 GB, and 54.71 GB × 1.2 = 65.7 GB, which fits the reference machine but not 64 GB.); Fara1.5-9B 70 (Memory 25, the only build from Microsoft is the BF16 safetensors, 18.82 GB, and 18.82 GB × 1.2 = 22.6 GB, within 24 GB.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Fara1.5-27B +5: Fara1.5-27B 65 (Model card 20, Intended use, out-of-scope use and known limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language (English only) and the data cut…); Fara1.5-9B 60 (Model card 20, Intended use, out-of-scope use and known limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language (English only) and the data cut…)