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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs o3-pro

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro 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
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose o3-pro

  • you want predictable pricing at $20.00/M input and $80.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
o3-pro
OpenAI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$20.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$80.00 / M
Context window
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200,000
Released
Aug 2026
Jun 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Proprietary

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-prodon'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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o3-pro specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o3-pro specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
o3-pro
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro 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

o3-pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while o3-pro uses a proprietary license.

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

o3-pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while o3-pro was released on 2025-06-10.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 14 months newer than o3-pro.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr newer
o3-pro

Jun 10, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o3-pro's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

—

o3-pro

May 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
o3-pro
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs o3-pro.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or o3-pro?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and o3-pro (OpenAI) 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 o3-pro in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro?

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports an unknown number of tokens and o3-pro supports 200K 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 o3-pro?

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

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and o3-pro?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and o3-pro is developed by OpenAI.

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