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#52BFeb 20, 2026Evidence A

SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B

SenseTime · 2B and 8B sizes

An open small model for spatial intelligence

SenseTime’s February 2026 open spatial-intelligence model, in 2B and 8B sizes under Apache-2.0: spatial relations and 3D scene understanding are the strengths, at perception 90; documents 65, generation 40 and agents 55 show it is vertical-only. Composite 69.8 makes it one of this edition’s specialists.

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026Editorial scoring

Bottom line

For spatial-relation judgement, AR anchoring and robot vision pre-processing, SenseNova-SI is one of the few fitting small open-weight models: 8B, Apache-2.0, single-GPU. Do not look to it for general documents, agents or generation; it sells one axis: space.

Eight-dimension breakdown

editorial mapping · 0–100
Perception90Document65Chart QA60Video70Agent55Generation40Chinese80Ecosystem888D
  • SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B69.8
Visual perception & grounding20%
90
Document parsing & Chinese OCR18%
65
Chart & document reasoning14%
60
Video & long-horizon reasoning14%
70
GUI agents & tool use14%
55
Generation & editing6%
40
Chinese context & culture6%
80
Ecosystem, cost & availability8%
88

Weights: perception 20 / documents 18 / charts 14 / video 14 / agents 14 / generation 6 / Chinese 6 / ecosystem 8. Definitions and sources on the methodology page.

Public benchmarks

as reported, not converted
Benchmark / metricValueNote
参数规模8BAlso a 2B tier
许可证Apache-2.0Commercial use
上下文128KOfficial spec

Public scores come from different versions and prompts and are not interchangeable with our composite; they are one evidence input.

Scenario mapping

five stress tests, one scale
ScenarioScoreObservation
Spatial relations90 · A new capability axis here
Chinese receipt OCR65 · Not a document model
Chart data extraction60 · Limited
30-min video QA70 · Works on spatial video
Chinese cultural context80 · Average general context

Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Spatial relations and 3D scene understanding are scarce among open weights.
  • 8B, Apache-2.0 and single-GPU inference suit robot vision pre-processing.
  • Grade A: weights and evaluation scripts are public.

Limitations

  • Documents 65 and charts 60: cannot carry general image-text work.
  • Generation 40 and agents 55: no creative or automation capability.
  • Chinese 80; niche scenarios need domain fine-tuning.

Price and real cost

List price

—N/A

Open weights; runs on one GPU. For 1,000 images at 1,024px, ~1,100 image tokens each and 300 output tokens, the monthly cost is about ¥0.0 (assuming input at 25% of output price).

Use your volume

About SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B

Is SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B open source?

Licence: Open weights (Apache-2.0). Weights are available, but check the exact terms and filing requirements before commercial use.

How much does SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B cost?

Open weights; runs on one GPU. It ranks #52 with a composite of 69.8. Real bills depend on resolution, tiling, caching and volume discounts.

What is SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B best for?

Spatial-relation judgement; Robot vision pre-processing; AR and 3D scene understanding。

Why does SenseNova-SI-1.3-8B score 69.8?

The composite weights eight dimensions: perception 20%, documents 18%, charts 14%, video 14%, agents 14%, generation 6%, Chinese 6%, ecosystem 8%. Its strongest dimension is Visual perception & grounding; its weakest is Generation & editing.

Personal ranking · Not an official score

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