# MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B vs Step 3.7 Flash (slim)

> MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B scores 61 (C) to Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (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 35B-A3B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Step 3.7 Flash leads on agent interface. 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
- Step 3.7 Flash: C 59.8, rank #93 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/step-3-7-flash.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 70; Risk, 55 against 45; Documentation and upkeep, 68 against 39.
- Step 3.7 Flash, good for Teams with a GPU server or a provider account that want an open, long-context agent model with vision Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 70.

| Category | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 68 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenBMB | StepFun |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (metadata and card; no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-11-03 | 2026-06-03 |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +29: 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.); Step 3.7 Flash 39 (Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters, the context and the language (in the metadata) are on the card.)
- Reach, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +20: 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…); Step 3.7 Flash 70 (Memory 5, the smallest build at 4 bits is StepFun's IQ4_XS GGUF, 104.99 GB with the 3.97 GB projector, and 108.96 GB × 1.2 = 130.8 GB, over what the reference m…)
- Agent interface, Step 3.7 Flash +15: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Step 3.7 Flash 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (5,723 characters).)
- Risk, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B +10: 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.); Step 3.7 Flash 45 (File safety 15, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)