# DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-1-reasoning-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and LFM2.5-24B-A2B share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) has the lower published output-token price.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the larger published context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 38.87 | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 65.0% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 8.0% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 26.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 74.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 32.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 51% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 64.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 40.8 (Supported · #113/181)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 80.1% | 74.4% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 15.9% | 7.4% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 74.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.4 (#85/128)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.8% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 93.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 96.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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