# MiniCPM5-1B vs Qwen3.7 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

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

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.7 Max leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate 62.72 to 5.12. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B and 89.2 for Qwen3.7 Max.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2026 in Mathematics, with scores of 25.8% and 97.1%.
- Qwen3.7 Max also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenBMB | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 5.12 | 62.72 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 41 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 39.4 (Supported · #63/122)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 25.1% | 75.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 64.3% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 65.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 76.4% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 47.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 53.5% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 64.27% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 61.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Supported · #52/146)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 22.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 33.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 60.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 47.2% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 53.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 53.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 68.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 76.3 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | 71.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 90.4% | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 13.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 7.8 (Estimated · #174/174)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #42/174)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 48.9% | 89.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MMLU-Redux | 70.1% | 95% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA-D | 26.3% | 92.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SuperGPQA | 23.1% | 73.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 92.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 41.4% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 100 (#1/16)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 87% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |
| MAXIFE | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| PolyMath | Coming soon | 86.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.7 Max
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#123/125)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 89.2 (#17/125)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 46.7% | 79.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| IFEval | 80.4% | 94.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 5.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 81.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 25.8% | 97.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MATH-500 | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 44.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniCPM5-1B or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between MiniCPM5-1B and Qwen3.7 Max?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B and 89.2 for Qwen3.7 Max.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.7 Max cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.7 Max currently has 41 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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