Liquid AI
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B is a Liquid AI model with 128K context, Not verified in / Not verified out per million tokens, last verified September 4, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.
LFM2.5-2.6B is Liquid AI's open on-device hybrid small model with strong agentic benchmarks.
Catalog record checked September 4, 2026Individual provider fields may change
| Specification | Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B |
|---|---|
| Provider | Liquid AI |
| Tier | Budget |
| Context window | 128K |
| Max output | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Input / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Output / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Weights | Open |
| Parameters | 2.6B |
| Reasoning levels | low, medium, high |
| Modalities | text |
| API model id | lfm2.5-2.6b |
| Released | August 4, 2026 |
Pricing tiers: Open (LFM Open License v1.0 — free commercial use under $10M revenue, enterprise licensing above); no published paid token rates. A free, Liquid-hosted rate-limited endpoint exists on OpenRouter (lfm-2.5-2.6b:free) with a prompts-may-train data caveat. On-device hybrid (conv + GQA) small model.
Verified evidence
Published benchmark results
Each result keeps its source and measurement date visible. A missing benchmark is not treated as a zero.
| Benchmark | Score | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 30 | 2026-08-14 | Artificial Analysis · View source |
Best for
- On-device / edge
- Agents
- Cost-sensitive
Watch out
Source receipts
Catalog figures for this model were checked against the following sources.
- Liquid AI — pricing (LFM Open License, no token rates) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- OpenRouter — liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free (Liquid-hosted, rate-limited) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Common questions
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B
Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.
What is Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B's context window?
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B accepts about 128K tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.
What is Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B best for?
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B is a budget tier from Liquid AI. It suits on-device / edge, agents, cost-sensitive. Small model; not for hard reasoning. The free OpenRouter endpoint retains prompts for training — do not route sensitive data through it.
Can I self-host Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B?
Liquid LFM2.5-2.6B publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.