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

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

GPT-4o is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 56 to 33. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-4o's sharpest advantage is in multimodal & grounded, where it averages 72.2 against 32.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMMU-Pro, 74 to 27.

GPT-4o is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.50 input / $10.00 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 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 gives you the larger context window at 128K, compared with 32K for LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-4o 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

GPT-4o

51.2

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

34.1

49
Terminal-Bench 2.0
34
59
BrowseComp
37
48
OSWorld-Verified
32

Coding

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

32.2

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

8.2

58
HumanEval
17
20
SWE-bench Verified
10
38
LiveCodeBench
9
29
SWE-bench Pro
7

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

72.2

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

32.4

74
MMMU-Pro
27
70
OfficeQA Pro
39

Reasoning

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

64.6

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

38.4

64
SimpleQA
29
62
MuSR
31
82
BBH
67
62
LongBench v2
39
63
MRCRv2
42

Knowledge

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

47.4

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

27

66
MMLU
27
66
GPQA
26
64
SuperGPQA
24
62
OpenBookQA
22
64
MMLU-Pro
51
1
HLE
2
58
FrontierScience
31

Instruction Following

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

82

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

72

82
IFEval
72

Multilingual

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

75.5

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

60.7

82
MGSM
62
72
MMLU-ProX
60

Mathematics

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

71.8

LFM2.5-1.2B-Thinking

42.3

66
AIME 2023
28
68
AIME 2024
30
67
AIME 2025
29
62
HMMT Feb 2023
24
64
HMMT Feb 2024
26
63
HMMT Feb 2025
25
65
BRUMO 2025
27
80
MATH-500
61

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-4o is ahead overall, 56 to 33. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMMU-Pro, where the scores are 74 and 27.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 47.4 versus 27. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 32.2 versus 8.2. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 71.8 versus 42.3. Inside this category, AIME 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 64.6 versus 38.4. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 51.2 versus 34.1. Inside this category, BrowseComp is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 72.2 versus 32.4. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 82 versus 72. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-4o has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.5 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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