# LFM3-Omni-2B vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> LFM3-Omni-2B and ZAYA1-8B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LFM3-Omni-2B and ZAYA1-8B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). ZAYA1-8B leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM3-Omni-2B: C 61, rank #71 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-omni-2b.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.min.md
- LFM3-Omni-2B, good for Voice and camera agents on a laptop or phone that want one small model for hearing, seeing, speaking and calling tools Ahead on Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- 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 40.

| Category | LFM3-Omni-2B | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 49 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM3-Omni-2B | 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 |

Why the edge:
- Risk, ZAYA1-8B +15: LFM3-Omni-2B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).); ZAYA1-8B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)
- Agent interface, LFM3-Omni-2B +10: LFM3-Omni-2B 70 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (13,513 characters), with roles, images, video and audio, tools, deferred tools and tool results.); ZAYA1-8B 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (10,700 characters).)