LFM2 1.2B

Liquid AI on-device model rivaling Qwen3-1.7B at 47% fewer parameters, CPU/NPU friendly

Model Specifications

ArchitectureTEXT

Parameters1.2B

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VRAM (Q4)0.6GB

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Format	Precision	Est. VRAM	Recommendation
FP16 / BF16	16-bit	2.4 GB	Uncompressed Base
Q8_0High	8-bit	1.2 GB	Near Lossless
Q6_K	6-bit	0.9 GB	Excellent Balance
Q4_K_MPopular	4-bit	0.6 GB	Standard Use

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