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GLM-4.5-Air vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Comparing GLM-4.5-Air and LFM2.5-VL-3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Zhipu AI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GLM-4.5-Air 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 GLM-4.5-Air

  • you are already invested in the Zhipu AI ecosystem

Choose LFM2.5-VL-3B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Context window
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Released
Jul 2025
Aug 2026
License
MIT
LFM Open License v1.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GLM-4.5-Air 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

102.9B diff

GLM-4.5-Air has 102.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 3293.6% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.

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

GLM-4.5-Air

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, 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.

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 13 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

1.1 years ago

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.0yr 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 GLM-4.5-Air and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-4.5-Air
✓ Preferred
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, GLM-4.5-Air or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

GLM-4.5-Air (Zhipu AI) 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 GLM-4.5-Air compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%. LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%.

What are the main differences between GLM-4.5-Air and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

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

Who makes GLM-4.5-Air and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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