LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Liquid AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (IFEval, Multi-IF). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 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 Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
LFM2.5-VL-3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (IFEval, Multi-IF).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 231.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 7423.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 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
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
License
Usage and distribution terms
LFM2.5-VL-3B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
LFM Open License v1.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.
LFM2.5-VL-3B is 13 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.
Aug 12, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.1yr newerJul 22, 2025
1.1 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against LFM2.5-VL-3B and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about LFM2.5-VL-3B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.