  LHC is anticipated to collect data from oxygen-oxygen ($O+O$) collisions at
center-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}~=~7$ TeV to further investigate
the particle production mechanisms. In the present work, we report on the
predictions of transverse momentum ($p_{\rm T}$-spectra), $dN/dy$, yield ratios
relative to pions, $p_{\rm T}$-differential ratios of (multi-)strange hadrons
in $O+O$ collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}~=~7$ TeV using EPOS4 and AMPT
models. Both models differ fundamentally, EPOS4 incorporates a QGP phase, while
AMPT focuses on pre-formed hadron interactions. We observed that AMPT
qualitatively fails to predict strangeness enhancement in $O+O$ collisions,
while EPOS4 predicts a significant enhancement. We also observed the hints of
stronger radial flow in EPOS4 compared to AMPT in $O+O$ collisions at
$\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}~=~7$ TeV. AMPT incorporates some flow effects, but
EPOS4's implementation of full hydrodynamic flow appears to be significantly
more effective in reproducing the experimental data. Both models interestingly
predict the final state multiplicity overlap with $pp$, $p+Pb$, and $Pb+Pb$
collisions. The upcoming data on $O+O$ collisions at the LHC is expected to
play a crucial role both, constraining the model parameters and significantly
refining our understanding of these theoretical models.
