LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
Analysis Summary
LiquidAI's LFM2.5-2.6B is a compact text model with a 65K-token context window and support for tool use and function calling. Its measured reasoning and coding results are low, and its agentic result is especially limited. The supplied details list no vision input, so it is best treated as a text-only lightweight model.
The free price makes it suitable for experiments, simple routing tasks, or low-risk automation where cost matters more than answer depth. It is not a strong fit for complex content creation, coding assistance, or autonomous agents that need reliable multi-step reasoning. Keep a human review step for any client-facing output.
Use it only for narrow workloads where its measured limitations are acceptable. Teams should compare its output quality on their own prompts before placing it in a production pipeline.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
LFM2.5-2.6B is free and supports tool and function calling, but its measured reasoning, coding, and agentic results point to narrow, lightweight use rather than demanding client work.
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DFO Verdict
LFM2.5-2.6B is free and supports tool and function calling, but its measured reasoning, coding, and agentic results point to narrow, lightweight use rather than demanding client work.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 22, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 20, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
How LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) compares
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) ranks #272 of 442 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #183 of 198 for coding, #126 of 181 for agentic tasks. Its 66K-token context window is larger than 29% of the models we list. LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
About LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
LFM2.5-2.6B is a compact reasoning model from Liquid AI. It is suited for agent workflows, data extraction, RAG, and long-context processing. Liquid advises against using it for agentic coding or..
Frequently asked questions about LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
How much does LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) cost?
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)?
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) has a context window of 65,536 tokens (66K).
Is LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) ranks #183 of 198 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) do?
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)?
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free) is developed by LiquidAI and was released on August 11, 2026.