# MiniCPM-o 4.5 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 4B (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) to Nemotron 3 Nano 4B's 56.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Nemotron 3 Nano 4B's 56.8 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Nemotron 3 Nano 4B leads on risk and agent interface. 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
- Nemotron 3 Nano 4B: C 56.8, rank #73 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-nano-4b.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. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 66 against 55.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 4B, good for Agents on laptops, edge boards and small GPUs that need a cheap local tool-calling helper in English Ahead on Risk, 65 against 40; Agent interface, 70 against 35. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.8 out of 5.

| Category | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Nemotron 3 Nano 4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 35 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 66 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Nemotron 3 Nano 4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards | NVIDIA Nemotron Open Model License |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-03-16 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |