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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) 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 Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.24 / M
Context window
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262,144
Released
Aug 2026
Dec 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)don'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

28.9B diff

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has 28.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 924.5% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
32.0Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
32.0B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) 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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 8 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

8mo newer
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) (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 Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

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

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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