# Granite 4.2 3B vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (slim)

> MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B scores 61 (C) to Granite 4.2 3B's 59.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Granite 4.2 3B's 59.8 (C), and leads in 0 of 4 scored categories. Granite 4.2 3B leads on reach, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #92 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.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 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 90; Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 92 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 3B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | OpenBMB |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-11-03 |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite 4.2 3B +24: Granite 4.2 3B 92 (The card covers everything but a knowledge cut-off (17).); 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 3B +15: Granite 4.2 3B 85 (The template ships in the repository (20).); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Reach, Granite 4.2 3B +5: Granite 4.2 3B 95 (Memory earns the full 30, since IBM's 4-bit MLX build is 2.07 GB and Ollama's Q4_K_M build 2.2 GB, about 2.5 to 2.6 GB with the fifth added.); 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…)