MiniCPM5-2B vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Viv Fast
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash comes out ahead, 79 to 75 and 53 on our weighted score, though Viv Fast is 14% cheaper per token.
OpenBMB
MiniCPM5-2B
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.124 / $0.743
- Context131K
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
79/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.47
- Context1M
VivgridViv Fast
75/100- ECI—
- Price$0.13 / $0.40
- Context1M
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is our pick
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Viv Fast (75) and MiniCPM5-2B (53). It leads on inputs & features. Viv Fast wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceViv FastViv Fast $0.198 · Qwen3.8 Omni Flash $0.23 · MiniCPM5-2B $0.279 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3.8 Omni Flash and Viv FastQwen3.8 Omni Flash 1,000,000 · Viv Fast 1,000,000 · MiniCPM5-2B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 Omni FlashMiniCPM5-2B: Text · Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Viv Fast: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMiniCPM5-2BPublishes downloadable weights (apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | MiniCPM5-2B | Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | Viv Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 80 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 90 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 53/100 | 79/100 | 75/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | MiniCPM5-2BOpenBMB | Qwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | Viv FastVivgrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.124 (best) | $0.15 | $0.13 |
| Output | $0.743 | $0.47 | $0.40 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.016 (best) | $0.05 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.279 | $0.23 | $0.198 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Alibaba API | Official Vivgrid API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · xhigh | Yeslow · high · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Openapache-2.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | qwen3.8-omni-flash | viv-fast |
| API providers | 1 | 10 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Sep 6, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Sep 2026 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- MiniCPM5-2B$2.73
- Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$2.44
- Viv Fast$2.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniCPM5-2B, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Viv Fast?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Viv Fast (75) and MiniCPM5-2B (53). It leads on inputs & features. Viv Fast wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, MiniCPM5-2B, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Viv Fast?
Viv Fast is cheaper at $0.13 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Vivgrid API price). Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs $0.15 input / $0.47 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); MiniCPM5-2B costs $0.124 input / $0.743 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.198 per million tokens for Viv Fast versus $0.23 for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash (1.2× as much) and $0.279 for MiniCPM5-2B (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniCPM5-2B has not been scored yet, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has not been scored yet and Viv Fast has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniCPM5-2B, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Viv Fast yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Viv Fast have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 131,072 for MiniCPM5-2B. Maximum output per response: MiniCPM5-2B up to 131,072, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash up to 131,072, Viv Fast up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniCPM5-2B accepts text; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts text, images, audio and video; Viv Fast accepts text and images. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiniCPM5-2B publishes its weights (apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Viv Fast is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Viv Fast is the newest, released Sep 21, 2026. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash came out Sep 17, 2026; MiniCPM5-2B came out Sep 6, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Viv Fast Sep 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
