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Compare two local AI models

File size, the job, and which computers can hold each one.

Qwen3 8B is the lighter one. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B needs more memory.

OpenBMB

Looks at one picture, several pictures, a document, or a video. The 3 GB figure is for an iPhone 17 Pro Max using Lookahead Expert Scheduling, which loads experts from storage as they are needed. The full weights still have to be stored. On a desktop with ordinary llama.cpp or Ollama, plan for the whole Q4_K_M file plus the vision projector, about 20.8 GB.

File
19.7 GB
License
Apache 2.0
Used for
Reading a scan
Quality note
OpenBMB's larger vision model for pictures, documents, and video. The 35B-A3B size is a mixture of experts.

Fits on: Gaming PC, 24 GB GPU, MacBook Pro, 32 GB, Mini PC, 64 GB, and 6 more

Alibaba

The default small chatbot for 2026. Quick, capable, and easy to find.

File
5.2 GB
License
Apache 2.0
Used for
Chat and writing, Document search, Translation, Coding
Quality note
A step behind Gemma 3 12B, and a clear step ahead of a 3B toy model.

Fits on: Windows laptop, 16 GB, Gaming PC, 8 GB GPU, MacBook Air, 8 GB, and 19 more