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LFM3-1.7B vs LFM3-VL-2B

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 15.5.

Liquid AI · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 15.5, ranking #192 overall.

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

Choose LFM3-1.7B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 25.0 and ranks #192 on LLM Stats

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you are already invested in the Liquid AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#192
15.5
#265
Reasoning
20.8
#216
16.2
#252
Cost, coverage & limits
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
LFM3-VL-2B
Math
7.6#285
19.0#187
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 41 for LFM3-VL-2B

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-1.7B and LFM3-VL-2Bdon'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

190.0M diff

LFM3-VL-2B has 0.2B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 11.0% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas LFM3-1.7B does not.

LFM3-VL-2B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LFM3-1.7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under LFM Open License v1.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2026-10-27.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

6 days ago

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

6 days ago

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 LFM3-1.7B and LFM3-VL-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs LFM3-VL-2B.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or LFM3-VL-2B?

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 15.5. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and LFM3-VL-2B 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 LFM3-1.7B compare to LFM3-VL-2B in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%.

What are the main differences between LFM3-1.7B and LFM3-VL-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 15.5), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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