LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs 3.5x less per output token than LFM2.5-24B-A2B ($0.20 vs $0.70 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace LFM2.5-24B-A2B Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

LFM2.5-24B-A2BLiquid

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.70

Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.20

vs $0.70 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 3.5x cheaper.

LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick LFM2.5-24B-A2B for a larger context window (128K against 33K tokens).

Model ALFM2.5-24B-A2BLiquidNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. LFM2.5-24B-A2B has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
LFM2.5-24B-A2B takes 128K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
LFM2.5-24B-A2B $0.0004, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.0002 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: LFM2.5-24B-A2B not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct not benchmarked.
Widest category: None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap: None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price: LFM2.5-24B-A2B $0.70 against Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 3.5x apart.
Context window: LFM2.5-24B-A2B takes 128K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Intelligence benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
Epoch Capabilities Index	Not measured	118.5	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Agentic work benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
BALROG	Not measured	7.8%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here

ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Reasoning benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	Not measured	35.5%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here

MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Math benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
OTIS Mock AIME	Not measured	2.5%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Knowledge benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
MMLU	Not measured	72.9%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here

GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured

General benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
DTBench	Not measured	47.7%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCA	Not measured	6.4%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.0004Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.0046Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.017Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Specification	LiquidAI LFM2.5-24B-A2B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Maker	Liquid	Qwen
Weights	Open weights	Open weights
Released	October 13, 2026	October 16, 2024
Context window	128K	33K
Input $/Mtok	$0.05	$0.10
Output $/Mtok	$0.70	$0.20
Coding index	Not benchmarked	Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it	0	0
Cost per solved task	Not computable	Not computable
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is LFM2.5-24B-A2B better than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick LFM2.5-24B-A2B for a larger context window (128K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.70 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B, with 128K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. LFM2.5-24B-A2B has none yet; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.