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LFM2.5-VL-3B vs QvQ-72B-Preview

Comparing LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview 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 QvQ-72B-Preview

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
QvQ-72B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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
Dec 2024
License
LFM Open License v1.0
Qwen

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Previewdon'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

70.3B diff

QvQ-72B-Preview has 70.3B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 2249.9% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
73.4Bparameters
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B
73.4B
QvQ-72B-Preview

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview 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

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.

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

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 20 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM2.5-VL-3B
✓ Preferred
QvQ-72B-Preview
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs QvQ-72B-Preview.

Which is better, LFM2.5-VL-3B or QvQ-72B-Preview?

LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) and QvQ-72B-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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 QvQ-72B-Preview in benchmarks?

LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.

What are the main differences between LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview?

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

Who makes LFM2.5-VL-3B and QvQ-72B-Preview?

LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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