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LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM5 1B

LFM2.5-2.6B (Liquid) and MiniCPM5 1B (Openbmb) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 August 2026

As of 22 August 2026, MiniCPM5 1B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#189 vs #190); and MiniCPM5 1B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose LFM2.5-2.6B if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — LFM2.5-2.6B was listed 11 August 2026, MiniCPM5 1B 21 May 2026.

Choose MiniCPM5 1B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #189 against #190 (16.9 vs 16.1 points).
  • you want to self-host: MiniCPM5 1B ships open weights while LFM2.5-2.6B is restricted license.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 11.9 against 11.0.

LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM5 1B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of LFM2.5-2.6B and MiniCPM5 1B
FieldLFM2.5-2.6BLiquidMiniCPM5 1BOpenbmb
ModelCap Index position#190#189
Index score16.116.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFreeUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensFreeUnlisted
Context window66K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens8K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed11 August 202621 May 2026
PublisherLiquidOpenbmb

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM5 1B

Public benchmark boards where LFM2.5-2.6B or MiniCPM5 1B has a published result
BoardLFM2.5-2.6BMiniCPM5 1BLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis11.0intelligence-index11.9intelligence-indexMiniCPM5 1B

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM5 1B: common questions

Is LFM2.5-2.6B better than MiniCPM5 1B?

MiniCPM5 1B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 August 2026: #189 against #190. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is LFM2.5-2.6B cheaper than MiniCPM5 1B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, LFM2.5-2.6B or MiniCPM5 1B?

Both publish a 66K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, LFM2.5-2.6B or MiniCPM5 1B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are LFM2.5-2.6B and MiniCPM5 1B open-weight models?

LFM2.5-2.6B: Restricted license. MiniCPM5 1B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run LFM2.5-2.6B and MiniCPM5 1B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for LFM2.5-2.6B and 0 for MiniCPM5 1B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM5 1B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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