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Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Moonshot AI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFEval), while LFM2.5-VL-3B is better at 0 benchmarks. Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

  • 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.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Released
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
License
MIT
LFM Open License v1.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFEval), while LFM2.5-VL-3B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

996.9B diff

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 has 996.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 31915.5% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
1.0Tparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 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-Instruct-0905

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 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-Instruct-0905

MIT

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 11 months newer than Kimi K2-Instruct-0905.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Sep 5, 2025

11 months ago

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

11mo 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-Instruct-0905 and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
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LFM2.5-VL-3B
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is made by Moonshot AI 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 Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 scores MATH-500: 97.4%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%, IFEval: 89.8%, AutoLogi: 89.5%, MMLU: 89.5%. 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-Instruct-0905 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-Instruct-0905 and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is developed by Moonshot AI and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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