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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Muse Glimmer-30B

Muse Glimmer-30B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Liquid AI · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Muse Glimmer-30B is better at 2 benchmarks (IFBench, MMMU-Pro). Muse Glimmer-30B 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 Muse Glimmer-30B

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Muse Glimmer-30B
Meta
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
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Output price
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Released
Aug 2026
Aug 2026
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Muse Glimmer-30B is better at 2 benchmarks (IFBench, MMMU-Pro).

Muse Glimmer-30B 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

26.5B diff

Muse Glimmer-30B has 26.5B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 847.7% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
Meta
Muse Glimmer-30B
29.6Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
29.6B
Muse Glimmer-30B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both LFM2.5-VL-3B and Muse Glimmer-30B 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

Muse Glimmer-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Muse Glimmer-30B 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

Muse Glimmer-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Muse Glimmer-30B was released on 2026-08-10.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 0 month newer than Muse Glimmer-30B.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

2d newer
Muse Glimmer-30B

Aug 10, 2026

2 weeks ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Muse Glimmer-30B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-01-04, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Muse Glimmer-30B's training data extends to 2026-01-04, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Muse Glimmer-30B

Jan 2026

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Muse Glimmer-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
Muse Glimmer-30B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Muse Glimmer-30B.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Muse Glimmer-30B?

Muse Glimmer-30B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LFM2.5-VL-3B is made by Liquid AI and Muse Glimmer-30B is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does LFM2.5-VL-3B compare to Muse Glimmer-30B in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Muse Glimmer-30B scores AIME 2026: 94.7%, Siren AgentDojo Utility: 94.2%, GPQA: 83.5%, AA-LCR: 80.0%, CharXiv-R: 78.8%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Muse Glimmer-30B?

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 Muse Glimmer-30B?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Muse Glimmer-30B is developed by Meta.

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