# LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniCPM-o 4.5 (slim)

> MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) to LFM2.5-2.6B's 51.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniCPM-o 4.5 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against LFM2.5-2.6B's 51.5 (D), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. LFM2.5-2.6B leads on reach, risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM2.5-2.6B: D 51.5, rank #89 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm2-5-2-6b.min.md
- MiniCPM-o 4.5: C 61, rank #42 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minicpm-o-4-5.min.md
- LFM2.5-2.6B, good for Agents that want a small local helper for tool calls, extraction and RAG on a laptop, phone or CPU, at organisations under the licence's revenue threshold Ahead on Reach, 95 against 90; Risk, 50 against 40; Agent interface, 75 against 35.
- MiniCPM-o 4.5, good for Agents that need a local model to see, hear and speak on a laptop or a single small GPU, with a plain licence. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 66 against 57.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 35 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | MiniCPM-o 4.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | OpenBMB |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Apache-2.0; built from Qwen3-8B, SigLIP2, Whisper-medium and CosyVoice2, all Apache 2.0 on their Hub cards |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-16 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |