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LFM3-1.7B vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 7.1.

Liquid AI · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 7.1, ranking #192 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, LFM3-1.7B wins 2; 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

  • overall performance matters — it scores 25.0 and ranks #192 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#192
7.1
#325
Reasoning
20.8
#216
5.8
#328
Coding
7.4
#218
3.5
#251
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Math
7.6#285
11.4#260
Tool use
14.3#119
24.5#47
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 18 for Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

2 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval), while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

LFM3-1.7B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

68.3B diff

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct has 68.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 3946.2% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
70.0B
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

LFM3-1.7B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

LFM3-1.7B is 28 months newer than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

4 days ago

2.3yr newer
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.3 years 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 Llama 3.1 70B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 7.1. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is made by Meta. 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 Llama 3.1 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 95.1%, ARC-C: 94.8%, API-Bank: 90.0%, IFEval: 87.5%, Multilingual MGSM (CoT): 86.9%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-1.7B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports 128K 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 Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 7.1), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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