# LFM2.5-2.6B vs Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and LFM2.5-2.6B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 52.3 and 51.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and LFM2.5-2.6B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 52.3 (D) and 51.5 (D). LFM2.5-2.6B leads on reach, risk, agent interface 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
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: D 52.3, rank #87 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swift-1-5-qwen3-8-flash-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 60; Risk, 50 against 45; Agent interface, 75 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 57 against 40. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.5 against 1.8 out of 5.
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams under US$1M revenue, or researchers, with an 8-GPU node who want Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with shorter thinking for coding and agent work.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 60 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 40 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | UkisAI |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Swift Open License v1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence) on UkisAI's changes, free for commercial use below US$1M gross annual revenue, plus the Qwen Community License 1.0 on the base, which needs a separate licence from Qwen for a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business and the model name shown above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |