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LFM2.5 2.6b vs MiniCPM5 2b

I tried both these models on a few small agentic tasks with tools (i.e. "What's the weather like today?", etc.). They're both pretty solid at using web search to find answers despite being small models. TLDR: LFM2.5 2.6b is the clear winner. Somehow it's faster and uses less ram than MiniCPM despit…

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  1. 2026-10-04 17:52 · r/LocalLLaMA
    LFM2.5 2.6b vs MiniCPM5 2b

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