# LFM2.5-230M vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-230M and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-230m-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 37. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for LFM2.5-230M and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA in Knowledge, with scores of 25.4% and 74.4%.
- LFM2.5-230M 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 | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 32K | 131K |
| Overall Score | null | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-230M public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 21.0% | 65.0% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | 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: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-230M public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | Coming soon | 32.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 51% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-230M public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 25.4% | 74.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| GPQA-D | 25.4% | 74.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| MMLU-Pro | 20.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 7.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: LFM2.5-24B-A2B
- LFM2.5-230M public-lane score: 9.7 (#126/128)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 71.7% | 96.8% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| IFBench | 38.4% | 74.7% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-230M public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-230M | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 96.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-230M 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 LFM2.5-230M and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for LFM2.5-230M and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-230M cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-230M currently has 6 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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