# MiniCPM-o 4.5 vs MiniCPM5-2B (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 and MiniCPM5-2B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 60.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-o 4.5 and MiniCPM5-2B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.2 (C). MiniCPM5-2B leads on risk, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniCPM-o 4.5: C 61, rank #42 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-o-4-5.min.md
- MiniCPM5-2B: C 60.2, rank #56 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm5-2b.min.md
- 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.
- 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 Risk, 55 against 40; Agent interface, 75 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 97 against 66.

| Category | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 35 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 66 | 97 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Licence | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-09-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |