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Command R+ vs LFM3-1.7B

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to -1.0.

Cohere · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.0 to -1.0, ranking #192 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Command R+

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output

Choose LFM3-1.7B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 25.0 and ranks #192 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Command R+
Cohere
LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.0
#369
25.0
#192
Reasoning
-1.2
#365
20.8
#216
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Command R+
LFM3-1.7B
Math
-2.3#332
7.6#285
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Command R+ · 20 for LFM3-1.7B

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and LFM3-1.7Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

102.3B diff

Command R+ has 102.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 5911.6% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Nov 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while LFM3-1.7B uses LFM Open License v1.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-1.7B is 26 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

2.2 years ago

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

5 days ago

2.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and LFM3-1.7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
LFM3-1.7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs LFM3-1.7B.

Which is better, Command R+ or LFM3-1.7B?

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to -1.0. Command R+ is made by Cohere and LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Command R+ compare to LFM3-1.7B in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and LFM3-1.7B?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and LFM3-1.7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.0 vs 25.0), licensing (CC BY-NC vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and LFM3-1.7B?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI.

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