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Hermes 3 70B vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Nous Research · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hermes 3 70B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFBench), while LFM2.5-VL-3B is better at 0 benchmarks. Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose Hermes 3 70B

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks

Choose LFM2.5-VL-3B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hermes 3 70B
Nous Research
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.35 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.40 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
—
Released
Aug 2024
Aug 2026
License
Apache 2.0
LFM Open License v1.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Hermes 3 70B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFBench), while LFM2.5-VL-3B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

66.9B diff

Hermes 3 70B has 66.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 2141.1% larger.

Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
70.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
70.0B
Hermes 3 70B
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Hermes 3 70B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Hermes 3 70B specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output16,384 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 Hermes 3 70B does not.

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

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Hermes 3 70B is licensed under Apache 2.0, 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.

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 24 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 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 Hermes 3 70B and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hermes 3 70B
✓ Preferred
LFM2.5-VL-3B
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FAQ

Common questions about Hermes 3 70B vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, Hermes 3 70B or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Hermes 3 70B is made by Nous Research and LFM2.5-VL-3B is made by Liquid AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Hermes 3 70B compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%. 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 Hermes 3 70B and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Hermes 3 70B supports 131K 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 Hermes 3 70B and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hermes 3 70B and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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