Model comparison
LFM2.5-VL-450M vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: LFM2.5-VL-450M unranked (Not scored); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. LFM2.5-VL-450M and Qwen3.7 Plus share 5 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to LFM2.5-VL-450M; 64 to Qwen3.7 Plus.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 5
- LFM2.5-VL-450M only
- 2
- Qwen3.7 Plus only
- 64
- Comparable categories
- 2 / 8
Treat this as a split decision. LFM2.5-VL-450M makes more sense if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model; Qwen3.7 Plus is the better fit if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
LFM2.5-VL-450M and Qwen3.7 Plus finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.
Qwen3.7 Plus 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. Qwen3.7 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for LFM2.5-VL-450M.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Δ | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | LFM2.5-VL-450M20.5 | Margin→ 39.6 | Qwen3.7 Plus60.1 |
| Inst. Following | LFM2.5-VL-450M61.2 | Margin→ 23.3 | Qwen3.7 Plus84.5 |
| Agentic | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus71.7 |
| Coding | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus75.6 |
| Reasoning | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus91.7 |
| Math | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus92.9 |
| Multilingual | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus85.4 |
| Multimodal | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus81.5 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 19.3%B 88.5%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 69.2MMLU-Pro: LFM2.5-VL-450M scored 19.3%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 25.7%B 90.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 64.6GPQA: LFM2.5-VL-450M scored 25.7%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 90.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
IFEval
Inst. FollowingA 61.2%B 94.6%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 33.4IFEval: LFM2.5-VL-450M scored 61.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 94.6%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Qwen3.7 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | LFM2.5-VL-450M$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | LFM2.5-VL-450M128K | Qwen3.7 Plus1M | Qwen3.7 Plus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFCL v4Source | 21.1% | 72.9% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 70.3% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 61.8% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1536 | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 62.7% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 73.2% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 45.6% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 62.3% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | — | 73.3% | Not comparable |
| AndroidWorldSource | — | 81.0% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 20.8% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 22.4% | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 93% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 21.8% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 936 | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | — | 2.8% | Not comparable |
Coding9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 70.3% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 77.7% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 57.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 75.8% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 41.1% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 51.3% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 89.6% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 55.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | — | 45.5% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.7 Plus wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 25.7% | 90.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | 19.3% | 88.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 34.7% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 94.5% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 71.4% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 89.0% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 39.0% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 90.0% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 33.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | 2.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 22.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 25.5% | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Multilingual5 benchmarks
Multimodal19 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 32.7% | — | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | 58.4% | 86.9% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| CountBenchSource | 73.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMU-ProSource | — | 79% | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 85.9% | Not comparable |
| ERQASource | — | 69.8% | Not comparable |
| MedXpertQA (MM)Source | — | 71.0% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 79.0% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 81.7% | Not comparable |
| MMSearch-PlusSource | — | 41.4% | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | — | 91.4% | Not comparable |
| OCRBench V2Source | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| ODINW13Source | — | 51.1% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 85.4% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 87.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 80.5% | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 1288 | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.7 Plus?
LFM2.5-VL-450M and Qwen3.7 Plus are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, LFM2.5-VL-450M or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 60.1 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 Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 84.5 versus 61.2. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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