# MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B vs MiniCPM5-2B (slim)

> MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B scores 61 (C) to MiniCPM5-2B's 59.7 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniCPM5-2B's 59.7 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM5-2B leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B: C 61, rank #76 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-v-4-7-1b.min.md
- MiniCPM5-2B: C 59.7, rank #94 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm5-2b.min.md
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B, good for Agents that need a cheap local model to read screenshots, photos and short video on a phone, a laptop or beside a bigger model Ahead on Reach, 95 against 90.
- 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 Agent interface, 75 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 48.

| Category | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 48 | 92 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | MiniCPM5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-09-29 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM5-2B +44: MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 48 (Model card 8, Intended use (image, multi-image and video understanding on device), architecture (early visual-token compression inside the vision encoder) and p…); MiniCPM5-2B 92 (Model card 17, everything but a knowledge cut-off.)
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B +5: MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 95 (Memory 30, OpenBMB's own IQ4_XS GGUF is 0.64 GB, 1.54 GB with the 0.90 GB vision projector, and 1.54 GB × 1.2 = 1.9 GB, which fits 16 GB with room to spare.); MiniCPM5-2B 90 (Memory 30, OpenBMB's own MLX 4-bit build is 1.42 GB and its Q4_K_M GGUF 1.56 GB, about 2 GB with the fifth added.)
- Agent interface, MiniCPM5-2B +5: MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B 70 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, 7,249 characters.); MiniCPM5-2B 75 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)