alt.freeweights.lfm / LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
From: mlx-community <huggingface.co/mlx-community>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.lfmSubject:

LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit

Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 72a0822Signed: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Text generation model with 2.7B parameters. Safetensors weights, 1.54 GB in all. Published by mlx-community under LFM-1.0 (custom).

2.7B params1.54GBLFM2.5-2.6B-4bitsafetensorscustom terms
FactsParams2.7BSize1.54 GBFormatssafetensorsTasktext generationLicenseLFM-1.0 (custom)From sourcecustom termsread terms
# custom terms: read the license before you download
$ fw get mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
# manifest sha256 6b331b7ef78f… · 1.54 GB · 9 files
$ fw verify ./LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
From sourceHosted (signed)mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bitLast check: 2026-11-15 00:21 UTC

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Quantized of LFM2.5-2.6B.

Works with

Overview

Size
1.54 GB
Weights
1.52 GB (safetensors)
Parameters
2.7B
Formats
safetensors
Task
text generation
License
LFM-1.0 (custom) (custom)
Files
9, each with a sha256
Publisher
mlx-community
Added
2026-11-15
Section
alt.freeweights.lfm
Lineage

Original release from the publisher.

Base model: LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B

Where these bytes come from
Publisher at the pinned commit→You

Sources are tried in order. A file counts only when its size and sha256 match the manifest. Sources are checked when you ask for them, not on a timer.

Sources
BadgeHostLast checkResult
From sourcehuggingface.co2026-11-15 00:21 UTCpassed

Model card

From the publisher at commit 72a0822. Shown as plain text with links; images open at the publisher.

mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit#

This model was converted to MLX format from LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B using mlx-vlm version 0.6.10. Refer to the original model card for more details on the model.

Use with mlx#

pip install -U mlx-vlm
python -m mlx_vlm.generate --model mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit --max-tokens 100 --temperature 0.0 --prompt "Describe this image." --image <path_to_image>

Files

9 files · 1.54 GBWeights 1.52 GB (safetensors). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
Hide all 9 files with their sha256
FileSizesha256
.gitattributes1.57 KB34448b82c17d60fec9b65b1f093c115ddbaadc04beb1b0140b6bfed2e012a930
README.md791 B7b6d97155428fc466312294ddd20470d3e6c06adab0220dc27aa155d1f0950a1
chat_template.jinja5.50 KBaadd425edb1d42fe9288e5de3624c21c1c03099129b9cfea5978f1bc67222c0a
config.json2.38 KB183f59ddf55580609fbc271a2e4025317b4a48daec2c43a9db61d7a3985ba2e3
generation_config.json306 Be08c9a83f4bfe64468c9671a2b69b60549728e2a9481387f3555471f64e958bc
model.safetensors1.52 GBc60882ad5ae00906e17b6fe14d1a86d6f63d4e2e2782ea0dced24bb97bef9766
model.safetensors.index.json50.9 KB1c0460f5ce5e990b60ab83cdd446932738a327847fba5069dbb8cf92c0d7f389
tokenizer.json17.9 MB695be7802a0e4b8a81048f0ff5ebb7fc811a0ba5a6be63dbb24deb5a81096f41
tokenizer_config.json363 B11f1de897317b489dd09199284528382eeb17f566398b16e2039bb2266d26b09
VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
Upstream commitDateContents
72a08228cf pinned now2026-11-15 00:21 UTC9 files · 1.54 GB

Use it

# custom terms: read the license before you download
$ fw get mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
# manifest sha256 6b331b7ef78f… · 1.54 GB · 9 files
$ fw verify ./LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
Terms that come with these files. LFM 1.0: commercial use only for organisations under US$10M annual revenue. Keep a copy of the license with the files.
Custom license (custom). Read the license text first. Open this panel to show the commands once you accept its terms.
fw.pyChecks the signature and every sha256, tries each source in order, resumes.
$ python3 fw.py get https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json --dir ./LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit $ python3 fw.py verify ./LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit ./mlx-community__LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json
hfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit --revision 72a08228cf703cd7dc0187abf4edbbd8e935f864 --local-dir ./LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
transformersLoad the weights in Python.
import os os.environ["HF_ENDPOINT"] = "https://freeweights.allternit.com" from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer tok = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit", revision="72a08228cf703cd7dc0187abf4edbbd8e935f864") model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit", revision="72a08228cf703cd7dc0187abf4edbbd8e935f864", device_map="auto")
vLLMServe an OpenAI-compatible API.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com vllm serve mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit --revision 72a08228cf703cd7dc0187abf4edbbd8e935f864

License

Name
LFM Open License v1.0
Id
LicenseRef-LFM-1.0
Class
Custom terms
Redistribution
click-through
Listing
Hosted (signed)
Terms
LFM 1.0: commercial use only for organisations under US$10M annual revenue. Keep a copy of the license with the files.
Decided
License as declared by the publisher. No person read it. 2026-11-15
Text in
README.md
Text sha256
7b6d97155428fc466312294ddd20470d3e6c06adab0220dc27aa155d1f0950a1
Terms gate
Yes. The commands stay folded until you open them after reading the license.

Read the license text

Licenses are checked against the license table. A custom license passes only after a person reads it.

Provenance

From: mlx-community <huggingface.co/mlx-community>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.lfmSubject: LFM2.5-2.6B-4bitDate: 2026-11-15Commit: 72a0822Signed: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓
Upstream
mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
Pinned commit
72a08228cf703cd7dc0187abf4edbbd8e935f864
Manifest
LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json · .minisig
Manifest sha256
6b331b7ef78f2f59b364b8ba019208ca3528cbeb001d8674b83db351eeefe1e0
Signature
minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B
Created
2026-11-15 00:21 UTC
Generator
freeweights-manifest/0.1.0
Takedowns
None.

How to verify

$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json $ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json.minisig $ minisign -Vm LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq $ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tab

A manifest whose signature fails must be rejected. A file whose size or sha256 does not match must be discarded. Verify a download

Model tree

Parent

LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B · this model is a quantization of it

No model in the catalog names this one as its parent.

Get it
Read license, then download
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download mlx-community/LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit
Open in Freeweights Studio

Pull, verify and run it in the Allternit app on Desktop, web or phone.

Signed manifest
minisign, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B. LFM2.5-2.6B-4bit.json. Provenance. Takedown history: none.
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-1.2B
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-1.2B-Extract
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-1.2B-RAG
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-1.2B-Tool
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-2.6B
From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI>Subject: LFM2-2.6B-Exp