LFM2 2.6B vs R1 1776

Liquid AI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.

•R1 1776 has the higher intelligence index (95.4 vs 19.2)

	LFM2 2.6B	R1 1776
Intelligence index	19.2	95.4
Developer	Liquid AI	Perplexity
Type	LLM	LLM
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Context window	—	—
Input price	$0.00 / 1M	$0.00 / 1M
Output price	$0.00 / 1M	$0.00 / 1M
Speed	—	—
Released	September 23, 2025	February 18, 2025
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LFM2 2.6B details R1 1776 details