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DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls

LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
Context Window
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BLiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BLiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekLiquid
ReleasedUnknownOct 2025

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B Modalities

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LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B has cheaper input pricing at $0.01/M tokens. LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B has cheaper output pricing at $0.02/M tokens.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 7.8, compared to LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B's score of 2.3.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has a 128,000 token context window, while LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B has a 32,768 token context window.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B does not support vision. LiquidAI/LFM2-8B-A1B does not support vision.