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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose LFM2.5-VL-3B

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

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
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Benchmark wins
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Released
Aug 2026
Apr 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Llama 3.1 Community License

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 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

249.9B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 249.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 7999.9% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

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

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Audio
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

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License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 16 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.3yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LFM2.5-VL-3B is made by Liquid AI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does LFM2.5-VL-3B compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 scores MATH-500: 97.0%, IFEval: 89.5%, GPQA: 76.0%, BFCL v2: 74.1%, AIME 2025: 72.5%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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