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MiniCPM-SALA vs North Micro Vision Instruct

MiniCPM-SALA leads the LLM Stats Score 14.4 to -5.1.

OpenBMB · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiniCPM-SALA leads the overall LLM Stats Score 14.4 to -5.1, ranking #242 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, MiniCPM-SALA wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose MiniCPM-SALA

  • overall performance matters — it scores 14.4 and ranks #242 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
North Micro Vision Instruct
Cohere
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
14.4
#242
-5.1
#361
Reasoning
15.7
#227
-7.8
#361
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
MiniCPM-SALA
North Micro Vision Instruct
Math
14.2#221
-12.7#327
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for MiniCPM-SALA · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

2 shared

MiniCPM-SALA outperforms in 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MMLU-Pro), while North Micro Vision Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

MiniCPM-SALA significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

7.1B diff

MiniCPM-SALA has 7.1B more parameters than North Micro Vision Instruct, making it 294.9% larger.

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
9.5Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
9.5B
MiniCPM-SALA
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

North Micro Vision Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

North Micro Vision Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

North Micro Vision Instruct is 6 months newer than MiniCPM-SALA.

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

7 months ago

North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

1 months ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiniCPM-SALA and North Micro Vision Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiniCPM-SALA
✓ Preferred
North Micro Vision Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about MiniCPM-SALA vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, MiniCPM-SALA or North Micro Vision Instruct?

MiniCPM-SALA leads the LLM Stats Score 14.4 to -5.1. MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does MiniCPM-SALA compare to North Micro Vision Instruct in benchmarks?

MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the main differences between MiniCPM-SALA and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (14.4 vs -5.1), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniCPM-SALA and North Micro Vision Instruct?

MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.

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