The short answer
- python:3.14-slim is 1,020 MB smaller unpacked on amd64 (124 MB vs 1,144 MB, 89% less).
- As a download, python:3.14-slim is 44 MB compressed against 416 MB for python:3.14: 9.5× less to pull.
- python:3.14-slim has fewer known vulnerabilities: 174 (49 critical or high) against 3871 (474 critical or high) in python:3.14.
- 476 of python:3.14's 3871 findings have a fixed version available upstream.
- 8 of python:3.14-slim's 174 findings have a fixed version available upstream.
- Packages detected: 488 in python:3.14, 106 in python:3.14-slim.
- Filesystem layers: 7 vs 4.
| python:3.14 | python:3.14-slim | |
|---|---|---|
| Download, amd64 | 416 MB | 44 MB |
| Unpacked, amd64 | 1,144 MB | 124 MB |
| Download, arm64 | 405 MB | 44 MB |
| Base OS | Debian 13.7 (trixie) | Debian 13.7 (trixie) |
| Layers | 7 | 4 |
| Packages | 488 | 106 |
| Files | 26,047 | 4,444 |
| Known vulnerabilities | C 16H 458M 1497L 1859? 41 | H 49M 62L 62? 1 |
| Default user | root | root |
| Platforms | 8 | 8 |
| Last pushed | 4 days ago | 4 days ago |
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Highlighted cells are lower (smaller or fewer). Sizes from Docker Hub checked 2026-11-01; measurements and SBOMs from 2026-10-31 and 2026-10-31; vulnerability database 2026-11-01. Methodology.