Model comparison
LFM2.5-8B-A1B vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: LFM2.5-8B-A1B #166 (Estimated); Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) #66 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. LFM2.5-8B-A1B and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) share 0 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 17 results are unique to LFM2.5-8B-A1B; 2 to Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning).
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B only
- 17
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) only
- 2
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-8B-A1B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 58.01 to 41.42. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | LFM2.5-8B-A1B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | LFM2.5-8B-A1BNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | LFM2.5-8B-A1BNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | LFM2.5-8B-A1B128K | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)128K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic2 benchmarks
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 7.8% | — | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 51.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 6.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 9.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 47.0% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 8.3% | — | Not comparable |
MathLFM2.5-8B-A1B wins5 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, LFM2.5-8B-A1B or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?
Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 58.01 to 41.42.
Which is better for math, LFM2.5-8B-A1B or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?
LFM2.5-8B-A1B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 50 versus 6.4. Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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