gpt-oss-20b vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B

gpt-oss-20b 85

File safety earns 25, since the weights are safetensors and metal/model.bin is OpenAI's own raw Metal format rather than pickle, and nothing in the repository runs as code (a judgement call on the .bin name). Provenance earns 15, files in OpenAI's own organisation and a checksum on every file. Safety evaluation earns 10, because the published safety results for this size are OpenAI's own, and the outside review covered gpt-oss-120b. Agent guidance earns 15 for an instruction hierarchy the model was trained to follow, with prompt-injection results, though OpenAI reports it trails o4-mini there. Licence risk keeps 15, with nothing to deduct under Apache 2.0. The security programme earns 5 for OpenAI's security.txt with a Bugcrowd contact. Public advisories for the gpt-oss code couldn't be checked, so that half scores as absent.

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. Provenance 15, the files come from the openbmb organisation OpenBMB's GitHub README links to, with a SHA-256 for every weight file. Safety evaluation 0 and agent guidance 0, nothing published on either, and the card has no limitations section. Licence risk 15, plain Apache 2.0. Security programme 0, no security.txt or SECURITY.md.

gpt-oss-20b 42

The model card earns 17, covering six of the seven points and missing a statement of supported languages. Training data earns 10, a general description with a June 2024 cut-off and no sources or mix. Last change earns 5, because the files haven't changed since August 2025 and the reference code and harmony parser last changed on 1 and 5 November 2025, still within a year on 1 November 2026, while this year's commits only touch the browser tool, CI and a version number. Responsiveness earns 0, with no OpenAI reply to any of the 40 most recent discussions and none at all since August 2025. Version policy earns 5 for a first release kept in its own repository. File health earns 5, since template reports and an install report wait without a reply.

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. Training data 0, none described. Last change 20, a commit on 3 November 2026. Responsiveness 20, OpenBMB answered 8 of 12 discussions. Version policy 10, earlier versions keep their repositories and the changes are dated and described. File health 10, the files agree. 8 + 0 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 = 68.

gpt-oss-20b 90

The chat template earns 20, a Jinja file in the repository. The tool-calling format earns 25, since OpenAI's harmony guide says how functions are declared and how calls come back, and OpenAI ships the openai-harmony parser. Trained tool calling earns 10, because each call ends the message and waits for its result, so it makes one call at a time. Structured output earns 15 for a JSON Schema given in the developer message, documented in the harmony guide. Reasoning control earns 10, with low, medium or high effort per request and the reasoning on its own channel, though it can't be switched off. Context earns 10 for 131,072 tokens, which OpenAI describes as trained in even though the config reaches it with YaRN.

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70

Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository. Tool-calling format 10, the card shows the tools array going in but not the call coming back, and names no parser. Trained tool calling 20, the template renders several calls in one turn. Structured output 0, not documented or claimed. Reasoning control 10, enable_thinking per request, off by default, with the trace between markers. Context 10, 262,144 tokens native.