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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Magistral Medium

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium 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 Magistral Medium

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Context window
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Released
Aug 2026
Jun 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Mediumdon'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

20.9B diff

Magistral Medium has 20.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 668.4% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
24.0B
Magistral Medium

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.

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

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Magistral Medium uses Apache 2.0.

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

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 14 months newer than Magistral Medium.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr newer
Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
Magistral Medium
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Magistral Medium?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and Magistral Medium (Mistral 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 LFM2.5-VL-3B compare to Magistral Medium in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium?

Key differences include licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and Magistral Medium?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.

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