LFM3 alternatives for the EU.
LFM3 by Liquid AI is available in the EU. Here are 8 similar tools in the same space, 8 of them verified available.
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At a glance
| Tool | EU status | Pricing | Open source | Released | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFM3 (this) | Available in EU | Open source | No | 27 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Available in EU | Open source | No | 13 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| MiniCPM-V 4.6 | Available in EU | Open source | No | 13 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.5 0.8B | Available in EU | Open source | Unknown | n/a | 1 |
| Spark-X2.6-1.7B | Available in EU | Open source | Unknown | 19 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Gemma | Available in EU | Open source | No | Feb 2024 | 2 |
| MiniMax M3 | Available in EU | Open source | No | 2 Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Step 3.7 Flash | Available in EU | Open source | Unknown | n/a | 1 |
| MiniCPM5 2B | Available in EU | Open source | Yes | 6 Sept 2026 | 1 |
The alternatives, closest match first
Liquid AI's 24B-parameter mixture-of-experts LFM with 2B active parameters, built for fast on-device agents.
By Liquid AI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Small open-weights multimodal model from OpenBMB for image and video understanding on phones and edge devices.
By OpenBMB. 1 mention in creator videos.
Small 0.8B-parameter open-weights language model in Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 family, aimed at lightweight and on-device use.
By Alibaba. 1 mention in creator videos.
Compact 1.7B open-weights text LLM for on-device use, with adjustable thinking levels and English/Chinese support.
Google DeepMind's family of open-weights models built from Gemini technology, from phone-sized to laptop-class variants.
By Google. 2 mentions in creator videos.
Open-weights native multimodal MoE model from MiniMax, ~428B parameters (~23B active) with 1M-token context.
By MiniMax. 4 mentions in creator videos.
Open-weights multimodal flash model from StepFun for agentic tasks involving images, interfaces, web search and long runs.
By StepFun. 1 mention in creator videos.
Dense 2B-parameter open-weights language model from OpenBMB for on-device and edge deployment, Apache-2.0 licensed.
By OpenBMB. 1 mention in creator videos.
Frequently asked
- Is LFM3 available in the EU?
- LFM3 is available in the EU. Open weights can be downloaded and run anywhere, and the LFM Open License shown on the pricing page has no stated EU exclusion. Liquid AI's privacy policy has a GDPR section for European residents.
- What is the best alternative to LFM3 in the EU?
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B by Liquid AI is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). Liquid AI's 24B-parameter mixture-of-experts LFM with 2B active parameters, built for fast on-device agents.
- How are these alternatives chosen?
- We compare tools by meaning (embeddings of their descriptions), keep those in the same category, and show only tools whose EU status is available or limited. Closest match first.
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