# MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores 64.1 (B) to MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores 64.1 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B's 61 (C), and leads in 0 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B leads on reach 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
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B: B 64.1, rank #23 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-397b-a17b.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 70; Documentation and upkeep, 48 against 34.
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, good for Agents with access to an 8-GPU server, or calling a hosted endpoint, that want the strongest open Qwen3.5 with vision and a plain licence.

| Category | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 48 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-02-16 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B +25: 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.); Qwen3.5-397B-A17B 70 (Memory scores 0, since even the smallest 4-bit build, LM Studio's MLX 4-bit at 223.9 GB, needs about 269 GB with a fifth added, and Alibaba's own GPTQ-Int4 abou…)
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B +14: 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…); Qwen3.5-397B-A17B 34 (The card covers five of the seven items and misses limitations and a cut-off (14).)