# MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B vs Qwen3.8-27B (slim)

> Qwen3.8-27B scores 68.6 (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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Qwen3.8-27B scores 68.6 (B) on agent readiness against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B's 61 (C), and leads in 0 of 4 scored categories. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B leads on documentation and upkeep. 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
- Qwen3.8-27B: B 68.6, rank #11 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-8-27b.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 Documentation and upkeep, 68 against 36.
- Qwen3.8-27B, good for Agents that want a capable open model with vision on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac, with the widest runtime support and a plain licence.

| Category | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 68 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-11-03 | 2026-08-14 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +32: 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.); Qwen3.8-27B 36 (Model card 11 of 20, intended use, architecture, parameters and context are there, but limitations, languages and a knowledge cut-off aren't.)