# LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-24b-a2b-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- 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 32.73. 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 23.6 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 51% and 70.6%.
- Ornith-1.5-9B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ornith-1.5-9B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Ornith AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 37.8 | 32.73 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 16 |
| 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)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 23.6 (Estimated · #101/124)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B | 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 2.1 | Coming soon | 46.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 30.5% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 54.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 59.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 56.4% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 51% | 70.6% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 46.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 47.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 32.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 36.7 (Estimated · #126/181)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.4% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| GPQA-D | 74.4% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| HLE | 7.4% | 20.2% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 74.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Ornith-1.5-9B?

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 Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 30.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 23.6 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

### 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 Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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