# DeepSeek V3 vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

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

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

LFM2.5-24B-A2B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the higher overall point estimate 37.8 to 31.78. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 39.6 for DeepSeek V3 and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA in Knowledge, with scores of 59.1% and 74.4%.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B also has the larger context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 31.78 | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 10 (Estimated · #118/124)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | 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: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 15.1 (Estimated · #134/149)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 51% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 32.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26.3 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 48.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 32.3 (Supported · #143/181)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 74.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 24.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 74.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 7.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.6 (#105/128)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | 96.8% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 39.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 90.2% | 96.0% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V3 or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V3 and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 39.6 for DeepSeek V3 and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V3 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V3 currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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