# Apodex-1.1-mini vs LFM3-VL-2B (slim)

> Apodex-1.1-mini and LFM3-VL-2B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apodex-1.1-mini and LFM3-VL-2B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). LFM3-VL-2B leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apodex-1.1-mini: C 61, rank #41 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apodex-1-1-mini.min.md
- LFM3-VL-2B: C 61, rank #72 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-vl-2b.min.md
- Apodex-1.1-mini, good for Long-running agent tasks with tools on a 32 GB GPU or Mac, or through Apodex's API, under a plain licence Ahead on Risk, 65 against 40.
- LFM3-VL-2B, good for Agents on a laptop, phone or robot that need to read screens, documents, images and video from a model under 2 GB at 4 bits Ahead on Agent interface, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 77 against 38.

| Category | Apodex-1.1-mini | LFM3-VL-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 38 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apodex-1.1-mini | LFM3-VL-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Apodex AI | Liquid AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-08-25 | 2026-11-09 |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM3-VL-2B +39: Apodex-1.1-mini 38 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, context and languages but not the architecture, parameters, limitations or a knowledge cut-off.); LFM3-VL-2B 77 (Model card 17, Intended use (questions about video, documents, charts and app screens, finding objects, spatial reasoning), a limitation (not recommended for co…)
- Risk, Apodex-1.1-mini +25: Apodex-1.1-mini 65 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only and nothing from the repositories runs.); LFM3-VL-2B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Agent interface, LFM3-VL-2B +5: Apodex-1.1-mini 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); LFM3-VL-2B 90 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,129 characters), with roles, images and video, tools, deferred tools, tool results and the thinking…)