GPT-4o mini vs LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

GPT-4o mini is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 52 to 33. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-4o mini's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 65 against 8.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HumanEval, 87.2 to 17.

GPT-4o mini is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking is the reasoning model in the pair, while GPT-4o mini is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-4o mini gives you the larger context window at 128K, compared with 32K for LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-4o mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Agentic

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

50.9

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

34.1

58
Terminal-Bench 2.0
34
49
BrowseComp
37
44
OSWorld-Verified
32

Coding

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

65

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

8.2

87.2
HumanEval
17
65
SWE-bench Pro
7
Coming soon
SWE-bench Verified
10
Coming soon
LiveCodeBench
9

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

60.2

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

32.4

66
MMMU-Pro
27
53
OfficeQA Pro
39

Reasoning

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

49.4

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

38.4

49
LongBench v2
39
50
MRCRv2
42
Coming soon
SimpleQA
29
Coming soon
MuSR
31
Coming soon
BBH
67

Knowledge

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

62

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

27

82
MMLU
27
62
FrontierScience
31
Coming soon
GPQA
26
Coming soon
SuperGPQA
24
Coming soon
OpenBookQA
22
Coming soon
MMLU-Pro
51
Coming soon
HLE
2

Instruction Following

Coming soon

Comparable scores for this category are coming soon. One or both models do not have sourced results here yet.

Coming soon
IFEval
72

Multilingual

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

74.7

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

60.7

87
MGSM
62
68
MMLU-ProX
60

Mathematics

Coming soon

Comparable scores for this category are coming soon. One or both models do not have sourced results here yet.

Coming soon
AIME 2023
28
Coming soon
AIME 2024
30
Coming soon
AIME 2025
29
Coming soon
HMMT Feb 2023
24
Coming soon
HMMT Feb 2024
26
Coming soon
HMMT Feb 2025
25
Coming soon
BRUMO 2025
27
Coming soon
MATH-500
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini is ahead overall, 52 to 33. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HumanEval, where the scores are 87.2 and 17.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 62 versus 27. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 65 versus 8.2. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 49.4 versus 38.4. Inside this category, LongBench v2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 50.9 versus 34.1. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 60.2 versus 32.4. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-4o mini or LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 74.7 versus 60.7. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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