# Apodex 1.1 vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-lfm3-1-7b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Apodex 1.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate 50.48 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 47.2 for Apodex 1.1 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 70.8% and 12.9%.
- LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- LFM3-1.7B also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | LiquidAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 256K |
| Overall Score | 50.48 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 47.2 (Estimated · #58/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 12.9% | Apodex 1.1 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | 13.9% | Apodex 1.1 |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 41.3% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 71.4% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 68.0% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 38.4% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 32.6% | Coming soon |
| ToolSandbox | Coming soon | 80.36% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 68.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.4 (Estimated · #63/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 12.9% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 43.4% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 23% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 31.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 79.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 82.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 55.4 (Supported · #57/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 7.2% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| Multi-IF | Coming soon | 89.10% | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | Coming soon | 93.72% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or LFM3-1.7B?

Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 47.2 for Apodex 1.1 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does LFM3-1.7B cover on BenchLM?

LFM3-1.7B currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [LFM3-1.7B vs LFM3-1.7B-Base](/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-lfm3-1-7b-base)

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