# Gemma 4 12B IT vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B (slim)

> Gemma 4 12B IT scores 72.3 (BB) to MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Gemma 4 12B IT scores 72.3 (BB) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Gemma 4 12B IT: BB 72.3, rank #4 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemma-4-12b-it.min.md
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B: C 61, rank #76 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-v-4-7-1b.min.md
- Gemma 4 12B IT, good for Agents on a 12 GB or larger GPU or Mac that want a permissively licensed tool-calling model with images, audio and long context Ahead on Risk, 70 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 85 against 48. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B, good for Agents that need a cheap local model to read screenshots, photos and short video on a phone, a laptop or beside a bigger model

| Category | Gemma 4 12B IT | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 85 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemma 4 12B IT | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google DeepMind | OpenBMB |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-07-20 | 2026-10-30 |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Gemma 4 12B IT +37: Gemma 4 12B IT 85 (Model card 20, all seven items are there.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 48 (Model card 8, Intended use (image, multi-image and video understanding on device), architecture (early visual-token compression inside the vision encoder) and p…)
- Risk, Gemma 4 12B IT +15: Gemma 4 12B IT 70 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, with nothing from the repository run on load.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors in the main repository and the AWQ, GPTQ and int4 builds, GGUF in the GGUF build, with no .bin, .pt, .pth or .py files in the main r…)
- Agent interface, Gemma 4 12B IT +15: Gemma 4 12B IT 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 70 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, 7,249 characters.)