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LFM3-1.7B vs QwQ-32B

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 14.2.

Liquid AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-1.7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 14.2, ranking #191 overall.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose LFM3-1.7B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 25.0 and ranks #191 on LLM Stats
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose QwQ-32B

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-1.7B
Liquid AI
QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.0
#191
14.2
#273
Reasoning
20.8
#216
15.1
#262
Coding
7.4
#218
10.2
#195
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-1.7B
QwQ-32B
Math
7.6#285
18.1#200
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 7 for QwQ-32B

2 shared

LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFEval), while QwQ-32B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

30.8B diff

QwQ-32B has 30.8B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 1778.6% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-1.7B
1.7Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
1.7B
LFM3-1.7B
32.5B
QwQ-32B

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

LFM3-1.7B is 20 months newer than QwQ-32B.

LFM3-1.7B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.

LFM3-1.7B

—

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-1.7B
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QwQ-32B
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, LFM3-1.7B or QwQ-32B?

LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 14.2. LFM3-1.7B is made by Liquid AI and QwQ-32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B scores IFEval: 96.7%, Multi-IF: 89.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 73.5%, IFBench: 73.0%, BFCL-V4: 71.4%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the main differences between LFM3-1.7B and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.0 vs 14.2), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-1.7B and QwQ-32B?

LFM3-1.7B is developed by Liquid AI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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