# MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.7 (B) to MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B: C 61, rank #77 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-v-4-7-35b-a3b.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.7, rank #20 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.min.md
- MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, good for Agents that need to read screenshots, documents and video on a local machine with 24 to 32 GB for the model, under a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 90 against 85.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Risk, 75 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 68.

| Category | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 68 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-11-03 | 2026-08-11 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Risk, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +20: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, no Python in the main repository and no remote code needed.); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (File safety earns 25, safetensors only with no Python files, and nothing from the repository runs to load it or parse its output.)
- Agent interface, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +20: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 90 (The chat template earns 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +7: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 68 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, architecture and parameters but not limitations, context length, languages or a knowledge cut-off.); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (The model card earns 20, all seven items with limitations in the linked subcard.)
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +5: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 90 (Memory 25, since OpenBMB's IQ4_XS GGUF with its vision projector is 19.6 GB and needs about 23.6 GB with the fifth added, which fits 24 GB, while its Q4_K_M GGU…); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 85 (Memory earns 25, since ggml-org's 18.9 GB Q4_0 GGUF and Ollama's 19 GB nvfp4 build both need under 24 GB with the fifth added.)