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Kimi K2 Base vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Comparing Kimi K2 Base and LFM2.5-VL-3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Moonshot AI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Kimi K2 Base 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 Kimi K2 Base

  • you are already invested in the Moonshot 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.

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot 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

Kimi K2 Base 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

996.9B diff

Kimi K2 Base has 996.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 31915.5% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base
1.0Tparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2 Base
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2 Base does not.

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

Kimi K2 Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2 Base 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.

Kimi K2 Base

MIT

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2 Base was released on 2025-07-11, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 13 months newer than Kimi K2 Base.

Kimi K2 Base

Jul 11, 2025

1.1 years ago

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.1yr 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 Kimi K2 Base and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K2 Base
✓ Preferred
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2 Base vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, Kimi K2 Base or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Kimi K2 Base (Moonshot 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 Kimi K2 Base compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

Kimi K2 Base scores C-Eval: 92.5%, GSM8k: 92.1%, MMLU-redux-2.0: 90.2%, MMLU: 87.8%, TriviaQA: 85.1%. 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 Kimi K2 Base 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 Kimi K2 Base and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Kimi K2 Base is developed by Moonshot AI and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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