# LFM2.5-8B-A1B vs MiniCPM5-1B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-8B-A1B and MiniCPM5-1B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-8b-a1b-vs-minicpm5-1b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

LFM2.5-8B-A1B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- LFM2.5-8B-A1B has the higher overall point estimate 30.15 to 6.83. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 36.5 for LFM2.5-8B-A1B and 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BFCL v4 in Agentic, with scores of 49.7% and 25.1%.
- MiniCPM5-1B also has the larger context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | OpenBMB |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 30.15 | 6.83 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 49.7% | 25.1% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
| τ²-bench results | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 22.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 33.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 25.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 26.4 (Supported · #167/182)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 10.9 (Estimated · #182/182)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 48.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 26.3% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 23.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: LFM2.5-8B-A1B
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 36.5 (#121/146)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#140/146)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 91.8% | 80.4% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
| IFBench | 56.5% | 46.7% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-8B-A1B public-lane score: 24 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 12.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-8B-A1B | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 88.8% | 91.6% | MiniCPM5-1B |
| AIME 2025 | 42.5% | 40.4% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
| AIME26 | 50.0% | 40.4% | LFM2.5-8B-A1B |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 25.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-8B-A1B or MiniCPM5-1B?

LFM2.5-8B-A1B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM2.5-8B-A1B and MiniCPM5-1B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 36.5 for LFM2.5-8B-A1B and 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-8B-A1B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-8B-A1B currently has 7 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniCPM5-1B cover on BenchLM?

MiniCPM5-1B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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