# LFM2.5-2.6B vs Mistral Large 4 (slim)

> Mistral Large 4 scores 54.6 (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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Mistral Large 4 scores 54.6 (C) on agent readiness against LFM2.5-2.6B's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. LFM2.5-2.6B leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM2.5-2.6B: D 51.5, rank #102 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm2-5-2-6b.min.md
- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.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 50.
- Mistral Large 4, good for Operators with an 8-GPU Blackwell or H200 node who want a frontier-sized open model for coding agents and defensive security, with a hosted twin on Mistral's API. Ahead on Capability, 32 against 13; Risk, 75 against 50; Agent interface, 95 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 64 against 57.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 13 | 32 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 95 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | Mistral AI |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |