# LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs MAI-Thinking-1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and MAI-Thinking-1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

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

## Quick Verdict

MAI-Thinking-1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MAI-Thinking-1 has the higher overall point estimate 53.17 to 37.8. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 94.7 for MAI-Thinking-1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 51% and 73.5%.
- MAI-Thinking-1 also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 37.8 | 53.17 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $1.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 27.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 65.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 8.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | 26.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 46% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 51% | 73.5% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 46.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | Coming soon | 90% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 55.7 (Estimated · #55/181)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.4% | 84.2% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| GPQA-D | 74.4% | 84.2% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| HLE | 7.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: MAI-Thinking-1
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 94.7 (#3/128)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 74.7% | 85% | MAI-Thinking-1 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 97% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 84.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or MAI-Thinking-1?

MAI-Thinking-1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM2.5-24B-A2B and MAI-Thinking-1?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 94.7 for MAI-Thinking-1.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does MAI-Thinking-1 cover on BenchLM?

MAI-Thinking-1 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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