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Kimi-k1.5 vs LFM3-VL-2B

Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B are closely matched at 16.6 and 15.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Moonshot AI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 16.6 and 15.5.

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

Choose Kimi-k1.5

  • you are already invested in the Moonshot AI ecosystem

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.

Kimi-k1.5
Moonshot AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
16.6
#257
15.5
#265
Reasoning
15.9
#255
16.2
#252
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
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Output price
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Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Kimi-k1.5
LFM3-VL-2B
Math
20.1#177
19.0#187
Vision
10.7#140
11.4#133
Multimodal
14.3#115
12.6#124
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Kimi-k1.5 · 41 for LFM3-VL-2B

No common benchmarks found

Kimi-k1.5 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

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B support multimodal inputs.

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

Kimi-k1.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi-k1.5 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.

Kimi-k1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi-k1.5 was released on 2025-01-20, while LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-VL-2B is 22 months newer than Kimi-k1.5.

Kimi-k1.5

Jan 20, 2025

1.8 years ago

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

4 days ago

1.8yr 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi-k1.5
✓ Preferred
LFM3-VL-2B
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi-k1.5 vs LFM3-VL-2B.

Which is better, Kimi-k1.5 or LFM3-VL-2B?

Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 16.6 and 15.5. Kimi-k1.5 is made by Moonshot AI 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 Kimi-k1.5 compare to LFM3-VL-2B in benchmarks?

Kimi-k1.5 scores MATH-500: 96.2%, CLUEWSC: 91.4%, C-Eval: 88.3%, MMLU: 87.4%, IFEval: 87.2%. LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%.

What are the main differences between Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (16.6 vs 15.5), licensing (Proprietary vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi-k1.5 and LFM3-VL-2B?

Kimi-k1.5 is developed by Moonshot AI and LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI.

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