# Inkling vs MiniCPM-o 4.5 (slim)

> Inkling scores 64.2 (B) to MiniCPM-o 4.5'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 scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-o 4.5's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-o 4.5 leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling: B 64.2, rank #20 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling.min.md
- MiniCPM-o 4.5: C 61, rank #42 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-o-4-5.min.md
- Inkling, good for Agents calling a hosted open multimodal model with audio input, or teams with a multi-GPU datacentre node who want to run it themselves. Ahead on Risk, 70 against 40; Agent interface, 85 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 66.
- MiniCPM-o 4.5, good for Agents that need a local model to see, hear and speak on a laptop or a single small GPU, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 50.

| Category | Inkling | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 35 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | OpenBMB |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards |
| Last release | 2026-07-23 | 2026-10-16 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |