# LFM2.5-2.6B vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (slim)

> LFM2.5-2.6B scores 51.5 (D) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LFM2.5-2.6B scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on capability. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM2.5-2.6B: D 51.5, rank #96 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm2-5-2-6b.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: D 50.5, rank #99 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.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 40; Risk, 50 against 35; Agent interface, 75 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 57 against 41.
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms. Ahead on Capability, 64 against 13.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 13 | 64 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 35 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | MiniMax |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-23 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |