# LFM2.5-2.6B vs Qwen3-Coder-Next (slim)

> Qwen3-Coder-Next scores 57.6 (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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Qwen3-Coder-Next scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against LFM2.5-2.6B's 51.5 (D), and leads in 1 of 5 scored categories. LFM2.5-2.6B leads on reach and documentation and upkeep. 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
- Qwen3-Coder-Next: C 57.6, rank #70 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-next.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 85; Documentation and upkeep, 57 against 41.
- Qwen3-Coder-Next, good for Agents that want a local coding model for long tool-calling loops on a single 64 GB to 128 GB machine. Ahead on Capability, 42 against 13.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 13 | 42 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-02-03 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |