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LFM3-1.7B vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 25.0.

Liquid AI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 25.0, ranking #112 overall.

In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ling 3.0 Flash wins 7; 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 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

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.1 and ranks #112 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 8 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Ling 3.0 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#191
35.1
#112
Reasoning
20.8
#216
34.3
#113
Coding
7.4
#218
24.4
#96
Agents
18.1
#97
18.9
#95
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 8
7 of 8
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
Ling 3.0 Flash
Math
7.6#285
29.6#92
Tool use
14.3#118
16.6#101
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 19 for Ling 3.0 Flash

8 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Multi-IF), while Ling 3.0 Flash is better at 7 benchmarks (AA-LCR, BFCL-V4, IFBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MCP Atlas, SWE-bench Multilingual, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Ling 3.0 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

122.3B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash has 122.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 7067.6% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
124.0Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ling 3.0 Flash specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Ling 3.0 Flash was released on 2026-08-04.

LFM3-1.7B is 3 months newer than Ling 3.0 Flash.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer
Ling 3.0 Flash

Aug 4, 2026

3 months 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.0 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Ling 3.0 Flash.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 25.0. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and Ling 3.0 Flash is made by InclusionAI. 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 Ling 3.0 Flash in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. Ling 3.0 Flash scores AIME 2026: 93.2%, Multi-IF: 87.7%, HMMT Feb 26: 87.0%, IMO-AnswerBench: 83.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 82.8%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 35.1), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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