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LFM3-VL-2B vs QvQ-72B-Preview

LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched at 15.5 and 7.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

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

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 7.5.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, LFM3-VL-2B wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose QvQ-72B-Preview

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
QvQ-72B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
7.5
#322
Reasoning
16.2
#252
7.8
#315
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
QvQ-72B-Preview
Math
19.0#187
9.4#275
Vision
11.4#133
6.2#176
Multimodal
12.6#124
9.3#142
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview

1 shared

LFM3-VL-2B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MathVision), while QvQ-72B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

LFM3-VL-2B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

71.5B diff

QvQ-72B-Preview has 71.5B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 3722.9% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
73.4Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
73.4B
QvQ-72B-Preview

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B 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.

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

LFM3-VL-2B is 22 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

4 days ago

1.8yr newer
QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.8 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
QvQ-72B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs QvQ-72B-Preview.

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or QvQ-72B-Preview?

LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 7.5. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and QvQ-72B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 QvQ-72B-Preview in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.

What are the main differences between LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 7.5), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and QvQ-72B-Preview?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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