# LFM2.5-2.6B vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) to LFM2.5-2.6B's 50.3 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against LFM2.5-2.6B's 50.3 (D), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. LFM2.5-2.6B leads on reach, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM2.5-2.6B: D 50.3, rank #146 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm2-5-2-6b.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.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, 90 against 80; Agent interface, 75 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 57 against 50.
- ZAYA1-8B, good for People who want a small, fast reasoning model for maths and code and can live without tool calling Ahead on Risk, 55 against 50.

| Category | LFM2.5-2.6B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 57 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM2.5-2.6B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | Zyphra |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-11-03 | 2026-07-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, LFM2.5-2.6B +15: LFM2.5-2.6B 75 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.); ZAYA1-8B 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (10,700 characters).)
- Reach, LFM2.5-2.6B +10: LFM2.5-2.6B 90 (Memory earns the full 30, since Liquid's own 4-bit GGUF is 1.59 GB and fits 8 GB with room to spare.); ZAYA1-8B 80 (Memory 30, the smallest build from Zyphra is the MXFP4-Experts repository, 5.85 GB, and 5.85 GB × 1.2 = 7.0 GB, within 16 GB.)
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM2.5-2.6B +7: LFM2.5-2.6B 57 (The model card earns 17, with everything but a knowledge cut-off.); ZAYA1-8B 50 (Model card 5, Intended use and the parameter counts are on the card.)
- Risk, ZAYA1-8B +5: LFM2.5-2.6B 50 (File safety earns 25, safetensors and GGUF only, and nothing from the repository runs to load it or build prompts.); ZAYA1-8B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)