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Grok 4.6 vs LFM3-1.7B

Grok 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.3 to 25.0.

xAI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.6 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.3 to 25.0, ranking #50 overall.

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

Choose Grok 4.6

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.3 and ranks #50 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes

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.

Grok 4.6
xAI
LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.3
#50
25.0
#191
Reasoning
46.0
#33
20.8
#216
Coding
33.4
#50
7.4
#218
Agents
34.1
#36
18.1
#97
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Grok 4.6
LFM3-1.7B
Tool use
18.1#90
14.3#118
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Grok 4.6 · 20 for LFM3-1.7B

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.6 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.6 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.6
Input500,000 tokens
Output- 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

Grok 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas LFM3-1.7B does not.

Grok 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-1.7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.6 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.

Grok 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12, while LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-1.7B is 3 months newer than Grok 4.6.

Grok 4.6

Aug 12, 2026

2 months ago

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.6 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.6's training data extends to 2026-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

Grok 4.6

Feb 2026

LFM3-1.7B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.6 and LFM3-1.7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.6
✓ Preferred
LFM3-1.7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.6 vs LFM3-1.7B.

Which is better, Grok 4.6 or LFM3-1.7B?

Grok 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.3 to 25.0. Grok 4.6 is made by xAI 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 Grok 4.6 compare to LFM3-1.7B in benchmarks?

Grok 4.6 scores CursorBench v3.2: 69.9%, DeepSWE 1.1: 65.9%, FrontierCode: 61.3%, AA-Index: 61.0%, GDPval-AA: 58.4%. 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 Grok 4.6 and LFM3-1.7B?

Grok 4.6 supports 500K 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 Grok 4.6 and LFM3-1.7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.3 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 Grok 4.6 and LFM3-1.7B?

Grok 4.6 is developed by xAI and LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI.

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