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LFM3-1.7B vs Mistral Small

Comparing LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Small across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Liquid AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Small trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Mistral Small

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Mistral Small
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
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32,768

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 0 for Mistral Small

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Smalldon'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

20.3B diff

Mistral Small has 20.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 1171.7% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
22.0Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
22.0B
Mistral Small

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Mistral Small uses Mistral Research 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

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17.

LFM3-1.7B is 26 months newer than Mistral Small.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.1yr newer
Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 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 Mistral Small side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Mistral Small.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Mistral Small?

LFM3-1.7B (Liquid AI) and Mistral Small (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does LFM3-1.7B compare to Mistral Small in benchmarks?

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 LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Small?

LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small supports 33K 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 Mistral Small?

Key differences include licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Small?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Mistral Small is developed by Mistral AI.

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