# Ornith-1.5-397B vs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview (slim)

> Ornith-1.5-397B scores 59 (C) to SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Ornith-1.5-397B scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Ornith-1.5-397B: C 59, rank #100 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-397b.min.md
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview: D 46.8, rank #155 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sensenova-loop-9b-preview.min.md
- Ornith-1.5-397B, good for A self-hosted frontier-scale coding agent on an 8-GPU server, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required Ahead on Reach, 65 against 40; Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview, good for Researchers who want to study or fine-tune a looped transformer, more than agents that need a model to call today Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 44 against 36.

| Category | Ornith-1.5-397B | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ornith-1.5-397B | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ornith | SenseTime (SenseNova) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-23 | 2026-11-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Ornith-1.5-397B +25: Ornith-1.5-397B 65 (Memory 0, since the smallest 4-bit build, Ollama's at 242 GB, needs about 290 GB with the fifth added, above the 256 GB band, and Ornith's own Q4_K_M GGUF and N…); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 40 (Memory 15, the only build is the safetensors set, 38.14 GB with its MTP head, since the Hub counts 9.41B of its parameters in F32. Runtimes 0, none of the six r…)
- Agent interface, Ornith-1.5-397B +25: Ornith-1.5-397B 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (7,756 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview +8: Ornith-1.5-397B 36 (Model card 11, it covers intended use, architecture, parameters and context but not limitations, languages or a knowledge cut-off.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 44 (Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameter counts, the training context and the languages (in the metadata) are on the card.)