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MiniCPM5-1B vs Qwen3.7 Plus

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Head-to-head evidence from 8 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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No comparison
67.22/100
0 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: MiniCPM5-1B unranked (Not scored); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Plus share 8 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 6 results are unique to MiniCPM5-1B; 61 to Qwen3.7 Plus.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
8
MiniCPM5-1B only
6
Qwen3.7 Plus only
61
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. MiniCPM5-1B makes more sense if its workflow fits your team better; Qwen3.7 Plus is the better fit if mathematics is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 8 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Plus finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Qwen3.7 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 131K for MiniCPM5-1B.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Plus
CategoryMiniCPM5-1BΔQwen3.7 Plus
MathMiniCPM5-1B33.1Margin→ 59.8Qwen3.7 Plus92.9
Inst. FollowingMiniCPM5-1B58.5Margin→ 26.0Qwen3.7 Plus84.5
KnowledgeMiniCPM5-1B44.0Margin→ 16.1Qwen3.7 Plus60.1
AgenticMiniCPM5-1BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus71.7
CodingMiniCPM5-1BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus75.6
ReasoningMiniCPM5-1BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus91.7
MultilingualMiniCPM5-1BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus85.4
MultimodalMiniCPM5-1BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus81.5

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · MiniCPM5-1BB · Qwen3.7 Plus

  1. HMMT Feb 2026

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 25.8%B 92.9%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 67.1
    HMMT Feb 2026: MiniCPM5-1B scored 25.8%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 92.9%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  2. SuperGPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 23.1%B 71.4%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 48.3
    SuperGPQA: MiniCPM5-1B scored 23.1%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 71.4%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  3. MMLU-Pro

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 48.9%B 88.5%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 39.7
    MMLU-Pro: MiniCPM5-1B scored 48.9%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  4. IFBench

    Inst. Following
    Source ↗
    A 46.7%B 79.1%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 32.4
    IFBench: MiniCPM5-1B scored 46.7%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 79.1%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  5. IFEval

    Inst. Following
    Source ↗
    A 80.4%B 94.6%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 14.2
    IFEval: MiniCPM5-1B scored 80.4%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 94.6%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensMiniCPM5-1BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondMiniCPM5-1BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenMiniCPM5-1BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensMiniCPM5-1B131KQwen3.7 Plus1MQwen3.7 Plus lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
BFCL v4Source 25.1%72.9%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —61.8%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource —1536Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —62.7%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource —73.2%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —45.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource —62.3%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource —73.3%Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource —81.0%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource —20.8%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource —22.4%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource —93%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —21.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —936Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source —2.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
LiveCodeBench ProSource 22.7%—Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 33.5%—Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —77.7%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource —57.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —75.8%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource —41.1%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —51.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —89.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource —55.9%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource —45.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
BBHSource 71.9%—Not comparable
CritPtSource —9.1%Not comparable
MRCRv2Source —91.7%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource —65.0%Not comparable
KnowledgeQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLU-ProSource 48.9%88.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MMLU-ReduxSource 70.1%94.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GPQA-DSource 26.3%90.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
SuperGPQASource 23.1%71.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GPQASource —90.3%Not comparable
HLESource —34.7%Not comparable
MMMLUSource —89.0%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource —39.0%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource —90.0%Not comparable
AA-HLESource —33.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource —2.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource —22.2%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource —25.5%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
AIME 2025Source 40.4%—Not comparable
AIME26Source 40.4%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 25.8%92.9%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MATH-500Source 91.6%—Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —86.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —22.7%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLU-ProXSource —85.4%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source —58.8%Not comparable
INCLUDESource —83.0%Not comparable
MAXIFESource —88.8%Not comparable
PolyMathSource —84.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMMU-ProSource —79%Not comparable
MathVisionSource —90.3%Not comparable
CharXivSource —85.9%Not comparable
ERQASource —69.8%Not comparable
MedXpertQA (MM)Source —71.0%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource —79.0%Not comparable
SimpleVQASource —81.7%Not comparable
MMSearch-PlusSource —41.4%Not comparable
RealWorldQASource —86.9%Not comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5Source —91.4%Not comparable
OCRBench V2Source —70.7%Not comparable
ODINW13Source —51.1%Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source —88.0%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource —85.4%Not comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)Source —87.4%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource —80.5%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource —1288Not comparable
Inst. FollowingQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkMiniCPM5-1BQwen3.7 PlusResult
IFBenchSource 46.7%79.1%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
IFEvalSource 80.4%94.6%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-IFBenchSource —78.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Plus are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 60.1 versus 44. Inside this category, GPQA-D is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 92.9 versus 33.1. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2026 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 84.5 versus 58.5. Inside this category, IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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