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LFM3-1.7B vs Nova 2 Omni

LFM3-1.7B and Nova 2 Omni are closely matched at 25.0 and 25.0 on the LLM Stats Score.

Liquid AI · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B and Nova 2 Omni are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 25.0.

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

  • 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
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova 2 Omni

  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
Nova 2 Omni
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#191
25.0
#192
Reasoning
20.8
#216
27.4
#166
Agents
18.1
#97
4.3
#186
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
Nova 2 Omni
Math
7.6#285
25.1#123
Tool use
14.3#119
14.3#120
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 18 for Nova 2 Omni

2 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BFCL-V4, IFBench), while Nova 2 Omni is better at 0 benchmarks.

LFM3-1.7B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nova 2 Omni supports multimodal inputs, whereas LFM3-1.7B does not.

Nova 2 Omni can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LFM3-1.7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 Omni

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Nova 2 Omni uses a proprietary 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

Nova 2 Omni

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Nova 2 Omni was released on 2025-12-02.

LFM3-1.7B is 11 months newer than Nova 2 Omni.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Nova 2 Omni

Dec 2, 2025

11 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 Nova 2 Omni side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
✓ Preferred
Nova 2 Omni
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Nova 2 Omni.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or Nova 2 Omni?

LFM3-1.7B and Nova 2 Omni are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 25.0. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and Nova 2 Omni is made by Amazon. 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 Nova 2 Omni in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. Nova 2 Omni scores AIME 2025: 92.1%, RefCOCOg: 86.3%, ScreenSpot: 85.4%, MMLU-Pro: 80.7%, Tau2 Telecom: 80.0%.

What are the main differences between LFM3-1.7B and Nova 2 Omni?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 25.0), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and Nova 2 Omni?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and Nova 2 Omni is developed by Amazon.

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