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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Phi 4 Mini

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Mini 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 Phi 4 Mini

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Released
Aug 2026
Feb 2025
License
LFM Open License v1.0
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Minidon'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

716.5M diff

Phi 4 Mini has 0.7B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 22.9% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini 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

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 19 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or Phi 4 Mini?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and Phi 4 Mini (Microsoft) 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 Phi 4 Mini in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Mini?

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

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and Phi 4 Mini?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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