Model reference · open weights
LFM2.5 is an open-weight language model from LiquidAI, listed in the AxForge catalogue. AxForge can bring it up on EU-owned hardware for you on request — with the licence handled where one is required.
About
src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/2b08LKpev0DNEk6DlnWkY.png" alt="Liquid AI" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;" / LFM2.5-2.6B-GGUF LFM2.5 is a new family of hybrid models designed for on-device deployment. It builds on the LFM2 architecture with extended pre-training and reinforcement learning. Find more details in the original model card: https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B 🏃 How to run LFM2 Example usage with llama.cpp: QAD Q40 GGUF The Quantization-Aware Distillation (QAD) checkpoint is available as LFM2.5-2.6B-QAD-Q40.gguf. This is distinct from the post-training-quantized LFM2.5-2.6B-Q40.gguf; both use the GGUF Q40 format.
Summarised from the published model card. Read the full card on the HuggingFace links below.
Specifications
| Maker | LiquidAI |
|---|---|
| Type | Language models |
| Variants | 2 |
| Runs with | gguf |
| Based on | LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B |
| Released | 2026-08-01 |
| Popularity | 856k downloads / month |
| Likes | 719 |
| Licence | Commercial licence needed |
How it works
Using it via the API
Once AxForge deploys lfm2-5 for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (lfm2-5 below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)
$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"lfm2-5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
Licence
The weights are open but its licence needs a commercial agreement for business use. AxForge can arrange that licence and host the model for you — you pay AxForge, we settle with the model’s maker. Ask us for a quote. Read the licence ↗