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Command R+ vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Comparing Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Cohere · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Command R+

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output

Choose LFM2.5-VL-3B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Command R+
Cohere
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Released
Aug 2024
Aug 2026
License
CC BY-NC
LFM Open License v1.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

100.9B diff

Command R+ has 100.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 3229.6% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

LFM2.5-VL-3B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while LFM2.5-VL-3B uses LFM Open License v1.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 24 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

2.0 years ago

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, Command R+ or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Command R+ (Cohere) and LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Command R+ compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and LFM2.5-VL-3B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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