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Grok-4 vs LFM3-VL-2B

Grok-4 leads the LLM Stats Score 33.3 to 15.5.

xAI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 33.3 to 15.5, ranking #125 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok-4

  • overall performance matters — it scores 33.3 and ranks #125 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-4
xAI
LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
33.3
#125
15.5
#265
Reasoning
32.4
#128
16.2
#252
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
256,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Grok-4
LFM3-VL-2B
Math
31.5#74
19.0#187
Vision
19.2#98
11.4#133
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Grok-4 · 41 for LFM3-VL-2B

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while LFM3-VL-2B uses LFM Open License v1.0.

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

Grok-4

Proprietary

Closed source

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09, while LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-VL-2B is 16 months newer than Grok-4.

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

1.3 years ago

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

4 days ago

1.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

Grok-4

Dec 2024

LFM3-VL-2B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-4
✓ Preferred
LFM3-VL-2B
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 vs LFM3-VL-2B.

Which is better, Grok-4 or LFM3-VL-2B?

Grok-4 leads the LLM Stats Score 33.3 to 15.5. Grok-4 is made by xAI and LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-4 compare to LFM3-VL-2B in benchmarks?

Grok-4 scores AIME 2025: 91.7%, HMMT25: 90.0%, GPQA: 87.5%, LiveCodeBench: 79.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 40.0%. LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2B?

Grok-4 supports 256K tokens and LFM3-VL-2B 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 Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (33.3 vs 15.5), licensing (Proprietary vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-4 and LFM3-VL-2B?

Grok-4 is developed by xAI and LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI.

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