# MiniCPM5-1B vs Qwen3.5 397B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.5 397B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minicpm5-1b-vs-qwen3-5-397b
- Last updated: October 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.5 397B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.5 397B has the higher overall point estimate 53.97 to 5.12. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 5.4 for MiniCPM5-1B and 73.5 for Qwen3.5 397B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2026 in Mathematics, with scores of 25.8% and 87.9%.
- MiniCPM5-1B also has the larger context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenBMB | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 5.12 | 53.97 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 38 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.60 / $3.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 39.8 (Estimated · #61/122)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 25.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 52.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 62% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 56.8% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 68.4% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 43.7% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 37.6% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 36.3% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 46.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 74.0% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 46.76% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 14.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 22.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 33.5% | 83.6% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 50.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 61 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | 71.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 63.2% | Coming soon |
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 68.7% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 63.9 (#27/49)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 79% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 88.6% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 65.6% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 7.8 (Estimated · #174/174)
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 49.7 (Estimated · #68/174)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 48.9% | 87.8% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| MMLU-Redux | 70.1% | 94.9% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| GPQA-D | 26.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 23.1% | 70.4% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 28.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 93.8 (#5/16)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 59.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#123/125)
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 0 (#125/125)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 46.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFEval | 80.4% | 92.6% | Qwen3.5 397B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 5.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.5 397B public-lane score: 73.5 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.5 397B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 40.4% | 93.3% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 25.8% | 87.9% | Qwen3.5 397B |
| MATH-500 | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 94.8% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.5 397B?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 5.4 for MiniCPM5-1B and 73.5 for Qwen3.5 397B.

### How many benchmarks does MiniCPM5-1B cover on BenchLM?

MiniCPM5-1B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5 397B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5 397B currently has 38 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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