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LFM3-VL-2B vs Qwen3 235B A22B

LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22B are closely matched at 15.5 and 15.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

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

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 15.1.

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 Qwen3 235B A22B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
15.5
#265
15.1
#268
16.2
#252
15.7
#257
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Qwen3 235B A22B
19.0#187
20.9#167
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 23 for Qwen3 235B A22B

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22Bdon'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

233.1B diff

Qwen3 235B A22B has 233.1B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 12139.6% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
235.0Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
235.0B
Qwen3 235B A22B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 235B A22B 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

Qwen3 235B A22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Qwen3 235B A22B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3 235B A22B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while Qwen3 235B A22B was released on 2025-04-29.

LFM3-VL-2B is 18 months newer than Qwen3 235B A22B.

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer
Qwen3 235B A22B

Apr 29, 2025

1.5 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 Qwen3 235B A22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 235B A22B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Qwen3 235B A22B.

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Qwen3 235B A22B?

LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 15.5 and 15.1. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Qwen3 235B A22B 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 Qwen3 235B A22B in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Qwen3 235B A22B scores Arena Hard: 95.6%, GSM8k: 94.4%, BBH: 88.9%, MMLU: 87.8%, MMLU-Redux: 87.4%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22B?

LFM3-VL-2B supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 235B A22B 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 Qwen3 235B A22B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 15.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and Qwen3 235B A22B?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.