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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 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 LFM2.5-VL-3B

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

Choose Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Released
Aug 2026
Mar 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Llama 3.1 Community License

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1don'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

46.8B diff

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has 46.8B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 1497.6% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 17 months newer than Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.4yr newer
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (NVIDIA) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does LFM2.5-VL-3B compare to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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