# LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Qwen3.8-27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen3.8-27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-24b-a2b-vs-qwen3-8-27b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8-27B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8-27B has the higher overall point estimate 57.43 to 37.8. 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 61.7 for Qwen3.8-27B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is WebArena-Verified in Agentic, with scores of 26.8% and 64.8%.
- Qwen3.8-27B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Qwen3.8-27B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 37.8 | 57.43 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 34 |
| 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)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 61.7 (Supported · #19/124)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | 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% | 64.8% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 33.4% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 81.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 46.7 (Supported · #50/149)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 51% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 42.2% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 82.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 15.0 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 82.2 (#9/29)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 84.4 (#13/54)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MathVision | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 50.8 (Supported · #76/181)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.4% | 89.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| GPQA-D | 74.4% | 89.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| HLE | 7.4% | 30.8% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.8-27B
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 86.9 (#40/128)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 74.7% | 79.5% | Qwen3.8-27B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Qwen3.8-27B?

Qwen3.8-27B 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 Qwen3.8-27B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 30.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 61.7 for Qwen3.8-27B.

### 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 Qwen3.8-27B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-27B currently has 34 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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