LFM3-1.7B vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched at 25.0 and 23.2 on the LLM Stats Score.
Liquid AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.0 and 23.2.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, LFM3-1.7B 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
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 4 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
- you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 23 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (IFEval, LiveCodeBench v6, Multi-IF), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
LFM3-1.7B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking has 78.3B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 4524.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
LFM Open License v1.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.
LFM3-1.7B is 14 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.
Oct 27, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.1yr newerSep 10, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.