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MiniCPM-SALA vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 12.7.

OpenBMB · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 12.7, ranking #14 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next wins 1; 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

  • you are already invested in the OpenBMB ecosystem

Choose Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.5 and ranks #14 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.7
#230
50.5
#14
Reasoning
14.2
#214
50.6
#12
Coding
21.1
#80
38.4
#19
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
MiniCPM-SALA
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Math
14.3#207
33.3#50
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for MiniCPM-SALA · 22 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

1 shared

MiniCPM-SALA outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is better at 1 benchmark (LiveCodeBench v6).

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

115.5B diff

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has 115.5B more parameters than MiniCPM-SALA, making it 1219.0% larger.

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
9.5Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
125.0Bparameters
9.5B
MiniCPM-SALA
125.0B
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniCPM-SALA is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next uses Qwen Community License 1.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen Community License 1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next was released on 2026-08-26.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 7 months newer than MiniCPM-SALA.

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

6 months ago

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Aug 26, 2026

2 days 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiniCPM-SALA
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about MiniCPM-SALA vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

Which is better, MiniCPM-SALA or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 12.7. MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does MiniCPM-SALA compare to Qwen3.8-Flash-Next in benchmarks?

MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%.

What are the main differences between MiniCPM-SALA and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.7 vs 50.5), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Qwen Community License 1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniCPM-SALA and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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