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LFM3-1.7B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) are closely matched at 25.0 and 20.4 on the LLM Stats Score.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 20.4.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) wins 3; 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

  • your work emphasizes agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#191
20.4
#229
Reasoning
20.8
#216
19.1
#235
Coding
7.4
#218
1.0
#270
Agents
18.1
#97
-7.3
#222
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 5
3 of 5
Input price
— / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Math
7.6#285
21.8#158
Tool use
14.3#118
-2.7#221
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 15 for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

5 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench v6, SWE-Bench Verified), while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SciCode).

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

30.3B diff

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has 30.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 1749.7% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
32.0Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
32.0B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.

LFM3-1.7B is 11 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

LFM3-1.7B

—

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 20.4. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA. 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 Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K 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 Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 20.4), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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