LFM2.5-VL-450M vs Qwen3.5 397B

Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

LFM2.5-VL-450M

33

VS

Qwen3.5 397B

68

0 categoriesvs2 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: LFM2.5-VL-450M unranked · Qwen3.5 397B #8

Pick Qwen3.5 397B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-VL-450M only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Knowledge

Qwen3.5 397B
21.6vs65.2

+43.6 difference

Inst. Following

Qwen3.5 397B
61.2vs92.6

+31.4 difference

Operational Comparison

LFM2.5-VL-450M

Qwen3.5 397B

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0 / $0

$0 / $0

Speed

N/A

96 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

2.44s

Context Window

128K

128K

Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen3.5 397B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-VL-450M only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Qwen3.5 397B is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 68 to 33. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Qwen3.5 397B's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 65.2 against 21.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU-Pro, 19.3% to 87.8%.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 68 to 33. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU-Pro, where the scores are 19.3% and 87.8%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.2 versus 21.6. 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 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92.6 versus 61.2. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: April 8, 2026

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