# DeepSeek V3 vs LFM2.5-8B-A1B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and LFM2.5-8B-A1B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-lfm2-5-8b-a1b
- Last updated: October 15, 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 and LFM2.5-8B-A1B 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.
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 31.91 | 30.15 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 10.2 (Estimated · #120/126)
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 49.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 14.7 (Estimated · #134/149)
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26.3 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 25.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 48.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 32.2 (Supported · #144/182)
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 26.4 (Supported · #167/182)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 24.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.6 (#115/146)
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 36.5 (#121/146)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | 91.8% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 56.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 24 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 39.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 90.2% | 88.8% | DeepSeek V3 |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 42.5% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 50.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3 and LFM2.5-8B-A1B?

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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## Explore More

- [DeepSeek V3 profile](/models/deepseek-v3)
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