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LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

LFM2.5 VL 3B (LiquidAI) and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, LFM2.5 VL 3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#178 vs #179).

Which should you choose?

Choose LFM2.5 VL 3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #178 against #179 (20.2 vs 18.8 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — LFM2.5 VL 3B was listed 11 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 14 December 2025.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

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

LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of LFM2.5 VL 3B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
FieldLFM2.5 VL 3BLiquidAINemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#178#179
Index score20.218.8
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.05
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.20
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—262K
API providers listed03
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed11 August 202614 December 2025
PublisherLiquidAINVIDIA

Evidence: finetune · finetune · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: LFM2.5 VL 3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where LFM2.5 VL 3B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a published result
BoardLFM2.5 VL 3BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13621352–1373BF16Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—7.2intelligence-indexOnly 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: common questions

Is LFM2.5 VL 3B better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

LFM2.5 VL 3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #178 against #179. 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, LFM2.5 VL 3B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B open-weight models?

LFM2.5 VL 3B: Restricted license. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for LFM2.5 VL 3B and 3 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 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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