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LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Llama 4 Scout

LFM2.5 VL 3B (LiquidAI) and Llama 4 Scout (Meta) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, LFM2.5 VL 3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#169 vs #172).

Which should you choose?

Choose LFM2.5 VL 3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #169 against #172 (21.8 vs 21.3 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — LFM2.5 VL 3B was listed 11 August 2026, Llama 4 Scout 5 April 2025.

Choose Llama 4 Scout if…

  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 0.

LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Llama 4 Scout: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of LFM2.5 VL 3B and Llama 4 Scout
FieldLFM2.5 VL 3BLiquidAILlama 4 ScoutMeta
ModelCap Index position#169#172
Index score21.821.3
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.10
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.30
Context window— tokens1.3M tokens
Max output tokens—16K
API providers listed03
Weight accessRestricted licenseGated access
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed11 August 20265 April 2025
PublisherLiquidAIMeta

Evidence: finetune · finetune · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Llama 4 Scout

Public benchmark boards where LFM2.5 VL 3B or Llama 4 Scout has a published result
BoardLFM2.5 VL 3BLlama 4 ScoutLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13621354–1371Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—0.0%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—10.3intelligence-indexOnly one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—3.7%terminal-bench-2.1Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—15.5%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—3.8%humanitys-last-examOnly one result

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 VL 3B vs Llama 4 Scout: common questions

Is LFM2.5 VL 3B better than Llama 4 Scout?

LFM2.5 VL 3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #169 against #172. 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 VL 3B cheaper than Llama 4 Scout?

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 VL 3B or Llama 4 Scout?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, LFM2.5 VL 3B or Llama 4 Scout?

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 VL 3B and Llama 4 Scout open-weight models?

LFM2.5 VL 3B: Restricted license. Llama 4 Scout: Gated access. 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 VL 3B and Llama 4 Scout?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for LFM2.5 VL 3B and 3 for Llama 4 Scout, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Llama 4 Scout comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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