# LongCat-2.5 vs MiniCPM5-2B (slim)

> MiniCPM5-2B scores 59.7 (C) to LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM5-2B scores 59.7 (C) on agent readiness against LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. LongCat-2.5 leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LongCat-2.5: D 50.5, rank #145 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/longcat-2-5.min.md
- MiniCPM5-2B: C 59.7, rank #94 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm5-2b.min.md
- LongCat-2.5, good for Operators with NPU clusters, and anyone tracking what the open flagships can do Ahead on Risk, 60 against 55.
- MiniCPM5-2B, good for On-device and laptop agents that want a 2 GB tool-calling helper with long context and open training data Ahead on Reach, 90 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 46.

| Category | LongCat-2.5 | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 35 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 46 | 92 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LongCat-2.5 | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meituan (LongCat) | OpenBMB |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-11-10 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniCPM5-2B +55: LongCat-2.5 35 (Memory 0, the smallest build is Meituan's W4A4 repository, 1,336 GB, and 1,336 GB × 1.2 = 1,603 GB, far above 256 GB.); MiniCPM5-2B 90 (Memory 30, OpenBMB's own MLX 4-bit build is 1.42 GB and its Q4_K_M GGUF 1.56 GB, about 2 GB with the fifth added.)
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM5-2B +46: LongCat-2.5 46 (Model card 11, Intended use, limitations (the usage considerations), the architecture and the parameter counts are on the card.); MiniCPM5-2B 92 (Model card 17, everything but a knowledge cut-off.)
- Risk, LongCat-2.5 +5: LongCat-2.5 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); MiniCPM5-2B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, and the documented way to load it runs no code from the repository.)