MODEL COMPARE

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs LFM2.5-2.6B (free): Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks

Compare Gemini 3.7 Flash and LFM2.5-2.6B (free) across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.

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Model AModel B

DECISION SUMMARY

Decision summary

Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_coding_benchmark_missing

No same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_agent_benchmark_missing

Capabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Evidence

context_window_larger

Gemini 3.7 Flash=1048576; LFM2.5-2.6B (free)=128000

LFM2.5-2.6B (free)

Evidence

same_provider_monthly_cost_lower

Gemini 3.7 Flash=0.75; LFM2.5-2.6B (free)=0; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter

Insufficient data

Evidence

open_weights_support

Gemini 3.7 Flash=unknown; LFM2.5-2.6B (free)=unknown

MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Source scope: Provider endpoint

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Attribute	Gemini 3.7 Flash	LFM2.5-2.6B (free)	Winner
Context window`context_window_larger`Provider endpoint	1.05M	128K	Gemini 3.7 Flash
Maximum output`max_output_larger`Provider endpoint	66K	8K	Gemini 3.7 Flash
Input modalities`input_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text, Image, Video, File, Audio	Text	Insufficient data
Output modalities`output_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text	Insufficient data
Tool calling`tool_calling_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Structured output`structured_output_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Reasoning`reasoning_support`Model	Supported	Supported	Insufficient data
Open weights`open_weights_support`Model	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input price per 1M tokens`input_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.375	$0.00	LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
Output price per 1M tokens`output_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$1.88	$0.00	LFM2.5-2.6B (free)

USAGE ESTIMATOR

Estimate token charges for the selected provider endpoints. Image, audio, request and web-search charges are not included.

This is a provider snapshot, not a quote. Confirm production pricing before use.

Monthly input tokensMonthly output tokensCached input tokens

Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75Estimated monthly cost

LFM2.5-2.6B (free)$0.00Estimated monthly cost