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LFM3-VL-2B vs Nova Micro

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to 1.9.

Liquid AI · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 15.5 to 1.9, ranking #265 overall.

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

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 15.5 and ranks #265 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova Micro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Nova Micro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
1.9
#354
Reasoning
16.2
#252
1.2
#349
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.03 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Nova Micro
Math
19.0#187
9.1#276
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 17 for Nova Micro

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Nova Microdon'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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nova Micro 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

Nova Micro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

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

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

LFM3-VL-2B is 24 months newer than Nova Micro.

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

6 days ago

1.9yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

2.0 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 LFM3-VL-2B and Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
Nova Micro
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Nova Micro.

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Nova Micro?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to 1.9. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. 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 Nova Micro in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-VL-2B and Nova Micro?

LFM3-VL-2B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K 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 Nova Micro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 1.9), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and Nova Micro?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.

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