# LongCat-2.5 vs Recursive Flint (slim)

> Recursive Flint scores 61 (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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Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. 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
- Recursive Flint: C 61, rank #54 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recursive-flint.min.md
- LongCat-2.5, good for Operators with NPU clusters, and anyone tracking what the open flagships can do
- Recursive Flint, good for Agents doing repository work on a 32 to 48 GB Mac or NVIDIA box that want a sparse coder with documented tool calls and a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 35; Agent interface, 90 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 46.

| Category | LongCat-2.5 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 35 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 46 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LongCat-2.5 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meituan (LongCat) | Recursive |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-11-10 | 2026-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Recursive Flint +50: 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.); Recursive Flint 85 (Memory 20 of 30, Recursive's MLX INT4 build is 22.6 GB, or 27.1 GB with a fifth added, which fits 32 GB, and every other 4-bit build lands in the same band.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Recursive Flint +21: LongCat-2.5 46 (Model card 11, Intended use, limitations (the usage considerations), the architecture and the parameter counts are on the card.); Recursive Flint 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but languages.)
- Agent interface, Recursive Flint +15: LongCat-2.5 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (11,823 characters), with a copy in tokenizer_config.json.); Recursive Flint 90 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository and inside both GGUFs.)