# GLM-5.3 vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (slim)

> GLM-5.3 scores 64.6 (B) to MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GLM-5.3 scores 64.6 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C), and leads in 0 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B leads on reach, risk and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- GLM-5.3: B 64.6, rank #21 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/glm-5-3.min.md
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B: C 61, rank #77 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-v-4-7-35b-a3b.min.md
- GLM-5.3, good for Teams with an 8-GPU server who want an open coding and long-horizon agent model with a 1M-token context, or agents that call it through Z.ai or a hosted provider
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, good for Agents that need to read screenshots, documents and video on a local machine with 24 to 32 GB for the model, under a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 90 against 55; Risk, 55 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 68 against 58.

| Category | GLM-5.3 | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 58 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLM-5.3 | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | OpenBMB |
| Licence | GLM-5.3 License (MIT-style, with a security review for the largest model-as-a-service operators) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-11-03 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +35: GLM-5.3 55 (Memory earns nothing, since Z.ai's smallest build is the 755.6 GB FP8 one, about 907 GB with the fifth added, and Ollama only lists a cloud entry.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 90 (Memory 25, since OpenBMB's IQ4_XS GGUF with its vision projector is 19.6 GB and needs about 23.6 GB with the fifth added, which fits 24 GB, while its Q4_K_M GGU…)
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +10: GLM-5.3 58 (The card covers intended use, languages and context and misses limitations, architecture, parameters and cut-off, for 8. Training data is 5, a description of th…); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 68 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, architecture and parameters but not limitations, context length, languages or a knowledge cut-off.)
- Risk, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +5: GLM-5.3 50 (File safety is full, with safetensors only, no Python in the repository and no remote code needed in Transformers 5.12.0 or later.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, no Python in the main repository and no remote code needed.)