# LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-24b-a2b-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- 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 27.03. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 30.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 16.8 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is IFBench in Instruction Following, with scores of 74.7% and 72.9%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 37.8 | 27.03 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $1.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 16.8 (Estimated · #107/124)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 27.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 65.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 8.0% | 9.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| PinchBench | 83.2% | 83.4% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| WebArena-Verified | 26.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 23.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 36.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 17.3 (Estimated · #125/149)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 32.7% | 31.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| SWE-bench Verified | 51% | 52.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 36.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 23.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 59.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 30.9 (Estimated · #150/181)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.4% | 75.6% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| GPQA-D | 74.4% | 75.6% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| HLE | 7.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 10.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: LFM2.5-24B-A2B
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 71.4 (#68/128)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 74.7% | 72.9% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 30.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 16.8 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.

### 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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