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Updated Aug 2026

LFM2.5-2.6BvsQwen3.8 Flash

LFM2.5-2.6B is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash at $0/M vs $0.15/M input tokens.

LFM2.5-2.6B and Qwen3.8 Flash compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecLFM2.5-2.6BQwen3.8 Flash
Input priceFree$0.15/M tokens
Output priceFree$0.47/M tokens
Context window128K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedAug 2026Aug 2026
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Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

LFM2.5-2.6B189 words
Dish Name: Sun-Kissed Spice Pasta Ingredients (7 Common Pantry Staples): Pasta (any shape, such as spaghetti or penne) Canned tomatoes (crushed or diced) Onion Garlic Olive oil Salt Red chili flakes (or red pepper flakes) Estimated Time: Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Total: 20 minutes Instructions: Boil the Pasta…
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Qwen3.8 Flash147 words
Moon Halo Cookies A soft, golden sugar cookie with crisp edges and a tender center—made with just 7 pantry staples. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Makes: About 16 cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour…
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

LFM2.5-2.6B497 words
Month 1: Simple Action Plan for Better Health and Longevity Goal: Build three sustainable habits that form the foundation of a longer, healthier life. Focus on diet, exercise, and sleep, with small, daily actions that compound over time. 1.
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Qwen3.8 Flash368 words
1-Month Beginner Health & Longevity Plan Focus areas: Nutrition, Movement, Sleep Week 1: Build the basics Nutrition Add 1 serving of vegetables to 2 meals per day. Drink water with each meal. Choose protein at most meals: eggs, beans, tofu, chicken, fish, yogurt. Movement Walk 10–15 minutes daily.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

LFM2.5-2.6B798 words
For the Software Engineer At its core, a large language model is a massive neural network—a function approximator trained via gradient descent on a colossal corpus of text.
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Qwen3.8 Flash983 words
For an experienced software engineer Training a large language model is not “just” making it guess the next word in isolation. It is fitting an enormous parameterized function to predict the next token conditioned on all previous tokens in a sequence.
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Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Flash
Qwen3.8 Flash
LFM2.5-2.6B
LFM2.5-2.6BRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

LFM2.5-2.6B
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.47
Where to run it

2 hosts

LFM2.5-2.6B1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Liquid AIfp8$0 in·$0 out·66k·99.9% up
Qwen3.8 Flash1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$0.47 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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LFM2.5-2.6B is developed by Liquid AI while Qwen3.8 Flash is developed by Qwen. LFM2.5-2.6B has a 128K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Flash's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. LFM2.5-2.6B and Qwen3.8 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

LFM2.5-2.6B costs $0/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens. LFM2.5-2.6B is $0.15/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of LFM2.5-2.6B and Qwen3.8 Flash across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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