# MiniCPM-o 4.5 vs Ornith-1.5-9B (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 and Ornith-1.5-9B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-o 4.5 and Ornith-1.5-9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Ornith-1.5-9B leads on reach, 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
- Ornith-1.5-9B: C 61, rank #44 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-9b.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 31. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.
- Ornith-1.5-9B, good for Local coding and terminal agents on a laptop or a single consumer GPU, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required Ahead on Reach, 95 against 90; Risk, 50 against 40; Agent interface, 85 against 35.

| Category | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 35 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 66 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | Ornith |
| Licence | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-08-23 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |