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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs LFM3-1.7B

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 42.4 to 25.0.

Google · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 42.4 to 25.0, ranking #66 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 3.6 Flash wins 1; 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 3.6 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 42.4 and ranks #66 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 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 3.6 Flash
Google
LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.4
#66
25.0
#191
Reasoning
39.5
#76
20.8
#216
Coding
27.1
#84
7.4
#218
Agents
26.4
#69
18.1
#97
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$1.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$7.50 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Gemini 3.6 Flash · 20 for LFM3-1.7B

1 shared

Gemini 3.6 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Terminal-Bench 2.1), while LFM3-1.7B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3.6 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Nov 07 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 3.6 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3.6 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Nov 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 3.6 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas LFM3-1.7B does not.

Gemini 3.6 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-1.7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.6 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 3.6 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.6 Flash was released on 2026-07-21, while LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-1.7B is 3 months newer than Gemini 3.6 Flash.

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Jul 21, 2026

3 months ago

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.6 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.6 Flash's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Mar 2026

LFM3-1.7B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.6 Flash and LFM3-1.7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.6 Flash
✓ Preferred
LFM3-1.7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.6 Flash vs LFM3-1.7B.

Which is better, Gemini 3.6 Flash or LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 42.4 to 25.0. Gemini 3.6 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 3.6 Flash compare to LFM3-1.7B in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.6 Flash scores CharXiv-R: 89.4%, OSWorld-Verified: 83.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 78.0%, MLE-Bench: 63.9%, SWE-Bench Pro: 58.7%. 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 Gemini 3.6 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3.6 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 3.6 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.4 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 3.6 Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is developed by Google and LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI.

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