LFM2.5-VL-450M vs Qwen3.5-27B
Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Qwen3.5-27B leads for most workloads.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
LFM2.5-VL-450M
35
Qwen3.5-27B
59
Verified leaderboard positions: LFM2.5-VL-450M unranked · Qwen3.5-27B #29
Pick Qwen3.5-27B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-VL-450M only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Δ | Qwen3.5-27B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 20.5 | → 62.3 | 82.8 |
| Inst. Following | 61.2 | → 33.8 | 95.0 |
| Agentic | — | — | 52.0 |
| Coding | — | — | 64.9 |
| Reasoning | — | — | 60.6 |
| Multilingual | — | — | 82.2 |
Operational Comparison
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Quick Verdict
Pick Qwen3.5-27B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-VL-450M only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Qwen3.5-27B is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 59 to 35. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.5-27B's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 82.8 against 20.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU-Pro, 19.3% to 86.1%.
Qwen3.5-27B is the reasoning model in the pair, while LFM2.5-VL-450M 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. Qwen3.5-27B gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 128K for LFM2.5-VL-450M.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.5-27B?
Qwen3.5-27B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 59 to 35. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU-Pro, where the scores are 19.3% and 86.1%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.5-27B?
Qwen3.5-27B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.8 versus 20.5. Inside this category, MMLU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.5-27B?
Qwen3.5-27B has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 61.2. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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