# Ornith-1.5-9B vs Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct (slim)

> Ornith-1.5-9B scores 61 (C) to Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct's 54.9 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Ornith-1.5-9B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct's 54.9 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct leads on reach and risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Ornith-1.5-9B: C 61, rank #44 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-9b.min.md
- Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct: C 54.9, rank #82 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct.min.md
- Ornith-1.5-9B, good for Local coding and terminal agents on a laptop or a single consumer GPU, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct, good for An agent with 8 GB or more to spare that needs a local model to read images, documents and video Ahead on Reach, 100 against 95; Risk, 55 against 50. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Ornith-1.5-9B | Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 100 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 31 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ornith-1.5-9B | Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ornith | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-23 | 2025-11-01 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |