Alternatives?
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×2—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGemma 4 12Bthinking+84%—$0.10 / $0.30Context: 262K → 256K+1BetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+36%—$0.008Context: 262K → 128K+1BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow+95%—$0.01
BetterMinistral 3 8B 2512Open+21%—$0.011Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.5 GBGPT-6 Lunalow×2—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Gemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+36%—$0.008Context: 262K → 128K+1GPT-5.6 Lunalow+95%—$0.01Ministral 3 8B 2512Open+21%—$0.011Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.5 GBMistral Small 4thinkingOpen+50%—$0.015Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 72 GBGemma 4 12BthinkingOpen+84%—$0.10 / $0.30Context: 262K → 256K+1
Qwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpen+83%—$0.21Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBQwen3.5 4BthinkingOpen+72%—$0.03 / $0.15Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.3 GB
Step3 VL 10BOpen+69%——Context: 262K → 66K+1Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)thinkingOpen+49%—$0.18 / $2.09Context: 262K → 256K+1Run it yourself
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in Vision & DocumentsFAQ
How much does MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B, and what is it best at?›
#269 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #210 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #221 of 245 in Writing & Language, #120 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling.
Is MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B better than Ministral 3 3B 2512?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B scores 37.9 vs 38.1 — about the same.
What is the context window of MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B?›
262K tokens.
When was MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-05-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B?›
MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B is an open-weights language model from OpenBMB, released May 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B?›
GPT-6 Luna (better), Gemma 4 12B (open weights).