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LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) leads the LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 15.5.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 15.5, ranking #229 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 20.4 and ranks #229 on LLM Stats

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
20.4
#229
Reasoning
16.2
#252
19.1
#235
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
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262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Math
19.0#187
21.8#158
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 15 for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

30.1B diff

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has 30.1B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 1566.7% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
32.0Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
32.0B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.

LFM3-VL-2B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.

LFM3-VL-2B is 11 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

LFM3-VL-2B

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Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) leads the LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 15.5. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does LFM3-VL-2B compare to Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM3-VL-2B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 20.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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