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LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched at 15.5 and 17.9 on the LLM Stats Score.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 17.9.

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 Nano 9B v2

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
17.9
#250
Reasoning
16.2
#252
16.7
#249
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Math
19.0#187
16.4#221
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2don'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

7.0B diff

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has 7.0B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 363.5% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 Nano 9B v2

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 Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

LFM3-VL-2B is 15 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

5 days ago

1.2yr newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

LFM3-VL-2B

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Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 17.9. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the main differences between LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 17.9), 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 Nano 9B v2?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.

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