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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is better at 1 benchmark (IFBench). Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
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Released
Aug 2026
Jun 2026
License
LFM Open License v1.0
OpenMDW License v1.1

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is better at 1 benchmark (IFBench).

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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

546.9B diff

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has 546.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 17508.5% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
550.0Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
550.0B
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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 Ultra (550B A55B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

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 Ultra (550B A55B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) was released on 2026-06-04.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 2 months newer than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Jun 4, 2026

2 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-09-30, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)'s training data extends to 2025-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Sep 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LFM2.5-VL-3B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does LFM2.5-VL-3B compare to Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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 Ultra (550B A55B) scores RULER: 94.7%, IMO-AnswerBench: 92.3%, PinchBench: 90.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 89.0%, GPQA: 87.0%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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