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LFM2.5-2.6B

LFM2.5-2.6B is a Liquid AI open-weights reasoning model, released 4 Aug 2026. Its best configuration ranks #569 of 785 on the BenchLeader Index at 43.4 ±8.7, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 442 other configurations score within that range, so they and this one cannot be told apart on quality alone — price and speed are what separate them. It scores highest in knowledge (57) and lowest in long context (26). Last measured 4 Aug 2026.

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Released
4 Aug 2026
How it scores by categoryDashed line = average model (50). One step of 15 = one standard deviation.
  1. Overall index43
  2. Reasoning41
  3. Agents & tools35
  4. Knowledge57
  5. Long context26
  6. Composite39

How its index has moved

19 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026
354453

The index is recomputed from scratch every day, so a line moves when a new benchmark result lands, when a publisher revises a score, or when the models it is normalised against change. Early movement usually means the score is still settling.

Benchmark results

See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.

Reasoning

Benchmarknot statedSource
GPQA Diamond (AA)not in index55.8%#401Artificial Analysis
Humanity's Last Exam (AA)not in index6.2%#401Artificial Analysis
CritPt0.0%#315Artificial Analysis

Coding

Benchmarknot statedSource
SciCode (AA)not in index14.3%#231Artificial Analysis
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (AA)not in index4.5%#208Artificial Analysis

Agents & tools

Benchmarknot statedSource
GDPval-AA v2.1not in index0.0%#124Artificial Analysis
τ³-Banking (AA)7.2%#162Artificial Analysis

Long context

Benchmarknot statedSource
AA-LCR5.7%#487Artificial Analysis

Composite

Benchmarknot statedSource
AA Intelligence Index v4.3.28.4#437Artificial Analysis

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Questions people ask

What are LFM2.5-2.6B's benchmark scores?
As of 25 Oct 2026, LFM2.5-2.6B scores 43.4 ±8.7 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in knowledge (57) and weakest in long context (26). That rests on 5 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
How does LFM2.5-2.6B rank?
LFM2.5-2.6B is #569 of 785 ranked configurations on 25 Oct 2026. 442 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.
When was LFM2.5-2.6B released?
Liquid AI released LFM2.5-2.6B on 4 Aug 2026.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.

Cite as: BenchLeader, “LFM2.5-2.6B: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/lfm2-5-2-6b.