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Gemini 3 Flash vs LFM3-1.7B

Gemini 3 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 36.4 to 25.0.

Google · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 36.4 to 25.0, ranking #100 overall.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 3 Flash wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemini 3 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 36.4 and ranks #100 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results

Choose LFM3-1.7B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3 Flash
Google
LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.4
#100
25.0
#191
Reasoning
37.2
#91
20.8
#216
Coding
22.2
#104
7.4
#218
Agents
17.4
#101
18.1
#97
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 4
0 of 4
Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 3 Flash
LFM3-1.7B
Math
37.3#36
7.6#285
Tool use
15.6#110
14.3#118
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for Gemini 3 Flash · 20 for LFM3-1.7B

4 shared

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MCP Atlas, SWE-Bench Verified), while LFM3-1.7B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas LFM3-1.7B does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-1.7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-1.7B is 10 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

10 months ago

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

LFM3-1.7B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3 Flash and LFM3-1.7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3 Flash
✓ Preferred
LFM3-1.7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs LFM3-1.7B.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 36.4 to 25.0. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google 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 Gemini 3 Flash compare to LFM3-1.7B in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. 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 Gemini 3 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M 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 Gemini 3 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.4 vs 25.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI.

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