# Granite 4.2 30B vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (slim)

> Granite 4.2 30B and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Granite 4.2 30B and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 30B: C 61, rank #65 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-30b.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
- Granite 4.2 30B, good for Agents that want a documented, signed, Apache 2.0 reasoning model with tool calling on a 24 GB card Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 87 against 68.
- 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

| Category | Granite 4.2 30B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 87 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 30B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | OpenBMB |
| Last release | 2026-09-04 | 2026-11-03 |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite 4.2 30B +19: Granite 4.2 30B 87 (Model card 17, Intended use (best for), limitations (ethical considerations and limitations), architecture, parameters (30B), context length (128K native) and 1…); 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.)
- Agent interface, Granite 4.2 30B +15: Granite 4.2 30B 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, with roles, tools, tool responses, the thinking switch and low effort.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)