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LFM2-350M vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Liquid AI · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Alibaba · released

Wins 2 of 2 areas

Reasoning · Following instructions

Qwen3 235B A22B is the stronger all-rounder.

Scores updated · 11 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Reasoning and following instructions rest on a single test each.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

LFM2-350MNo current price is tracked.
Qwen3 235B A22B$0.70 to read · $2.80 to write$3.50Price from Alibaba's own price page

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Qwen3 235B A22B pulls ahead

  • Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+42.5points aheadQwen3 235B A22B70LFM2-350M27.5
  • Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+22.3points aheadQwen3 235B A22B38.7LFM2-350M16.4

Where LFM2-350M pulls ahead

No clear win on a test scored out of 100.

Every test, side by side

All 11 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

ReasoningQwen3 235B A22B

Full reasoning ranking

Following instructionsQwen3 235B A22B
  • IFBenchQwen3 235B A22B by 22.316.438.7+22.3

Full following instructions ranking

Other results9 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

  • GSM8KQwen3 235B A22B by 64.330.194.4+64.3
  • BFCLv4Qwen3 235B A22B by 58.512.370.8+58.5
  • MGSMQwen3 235B A22B by 5429.583.5+54
  • τ²-Bench (Retail)Qwen3 235B A22B by 51.45.657+51.4
  • MMLU-ProQwen3 235B A22B by 48.919.368.2+48.9
  • MMMLUQwen3 235B A22B by 48.73886.7+48.7
  • MMLUQwen3 235B A22B by 43.643.487+43.6
  • IFEvalQwen3 235B A22B by 18.165.183.2+18.1
  • τ²-BenchQwen3 235B A22B by 11.310.822.1+11.3

Questions people ask

Which is better, LFM2-350M or Qwen3 235B A22B?

Qwen3 235B A22B wins all two areas where both have results: reasoning and following instructions. LFM2-350M wins none.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 11 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 2 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 9 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.