# Inkling-Small vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 67 (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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Inkling-Small scores 67 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling-Small: B 67, rank #13 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.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
- Inkling-Small, good for Teams with 256 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want an open multimodal agent model with audio input and adjustable thinking. Ahead on Risk, 70 against 55; 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 Ahead on Reach, 90 against 55.

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

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | OpenBMB |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-11-03 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +35: Inkling-Small 55 (Memory 5 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Thinking Machines' NVFP4 at 170.8 GB, about 205 GB with a fifth added, so it needs 256 GB.); 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, Inkling-Small +19: Inkling-Small 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.); 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, Inkling-Small +15: Inkling-Small 70 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); 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.)
- Agent interface, Inkling-Small +15: Inkling-Small 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)