# MiniCPM-o 4.5 vs Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 and Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B 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 Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B 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
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B: C 61, rank #49 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swift-1-5-qwen3-8-27b.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 Reach, 90 against 80; Documentation and upkeep, 66 against 43. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B, good for Agents on a 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want Qwen3.8-27B's skills with shorter thinking, for teams under US$1M revenue or research. Ahead on Risk, 50 against 40; Agent interface, 60 against 35.

| Category | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 35 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 66 | 43 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-o 4.5 | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | UkisAI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards | Swift Open License v1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence) on UkisAI's changes, free for commercial use below US$1M gross annual revenue with a separate Swift Enterprise License above it. Built on Qwen3.8-27B, whose Apache 2.0 still governs the base |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |