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LFM3-1.7B vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) are closely matched at 25.0 and 26.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 26.1.

In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) wins 6; 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 Super (120B A12B)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 7 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#191
26.1
#182
Reasoning
20.8
#216
24.4
#189
Coding
7.4
#218
13.2
#167
Agents
18.1
#97
-1.3
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 7
6 of 7
Input price
— / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.40 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Math
7.6#285
29.9#88
Tool use
14.3#119
2.3#199
Long context
5.1#112
10.5#77
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 23 for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

7 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFBench), while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is better at 6 benchmarks (AA-LCR, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SciCode, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified).

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Nov 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

118.3B diff

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has 118.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 6836.4% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
120.0B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Thu Nov 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) 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 Super (120B A12B)

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 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.

LFM3-1.7B is 8 months newer than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

7mo newer
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)'s training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

LFM3-1.7B

—

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 26.1. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) 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 Super (120B A12B) 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 Super (120B A12B) scores HMMT 2025: 94.7%, RULER: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 90.2%, WMT24++: 86.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.7%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LFM3-1.7B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) 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 Super (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 26.1), 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 Super (120B A12B)?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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