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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Context window
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Released
Aug 2026
Jan 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Basedon'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

20.5B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has 20.5B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 655.6% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both LFM2.5-VL-3B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 19 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and Mistral Small 3 24B Base (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 Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

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 Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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