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Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B
Updated November 2026
Verdict
Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) scores higher on the Small LM Index: 62.8 vs 54.5, although their likely ranges overlap, so the lead is not certain. On the 3 benchmarks both labs report, Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) wins 2 and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B wins 1. Both need about 22.7 GB of memory at 4-bit quantization. Neither model has a hosted API on OpenRouter, so you would run both yourself.
Pick Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) if…
- you want the strongest model overall
- you need math and reasoning
- you need precise instruction following
Pick MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B if…
- you want the more widely used model (more quantized builds and community support)
Specifications
| Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Small LM Index | 62.8 (likely 59–67) | 54.5 (likely 50–59) |
| Lab | Edge0 · Other | OpenBMB (MiniCPM) · China |
| Released | 2026-09-08 | 2026-10-07 |
| Parameters | 34.7B (3B active, MoE) | 35.2B (3B active, MoE) |
| Memory at 4-bit | ~22.4 GB | ~22.7 GB |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Input | text, image | text, image, video |
| Reasoning | Hybrid (thinking on/off) | Hybrid (thinking on/off) |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| API price / 1M tokens | Self-host only | Self-host only |
| Hugging Face downloads (30 days) | 4.2K | 490.1K |
Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bold marks the winner where both labs report a score. ≈ marks the index model's estimate for a score that wasn't reported, ✓ an independent measurement and * a score measured by another lab.
| Benchmark | Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro Knowledge | 81.0 | 83.5 |
| GPQA Diamond Knowledge | 79.8 | ≈ 68 |
| AIME Math | 86.6 | 76.5 |
| LiveCodeBench Coding | ≈ 72 | 56.6 |
| τ²-Bench Agentic | — | 84.7 |
| IFBench Instruction following | 57.9 | 47.7 |
| BFCL Agentic | — | 60.1 |
Scores are mostly reported by each lab with its own settings, so small gaps are noise. See the methodology. Open in the interactive comparison to add more models.
Questions
Which is better, Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) or MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B?
Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) scores higher on the Small LM Index: 62.8 vs 54.5, although their likely ranges overlap, so the lead is not certain. On the 3 benchmarks both labs report, Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) wins 2 and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B wins 1.
Which is cheaper to run?
Neither model has a hosted API on OpenRouter, so you would run both yourself. Both need about 22.7 GB of memory at 4-bit quantization.
Which has the longer context window?
Both have a 262K-token context window.
Can I use Edge0 35B-A3B (preview) and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B commercially?
Both are released under the Apache-2.0 license. Apache 2.0 and MIT allow commercial use; other licenses can add conditions, so read the license before shipping a product.