# dots3-note Preview vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for dots3-note Preview and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/dots3-note-preview-vs-lfm3-1-7b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

dots3-note Preview leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- dots3-note Preview has the higher overall point estimate 64.46 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 60.1 for dots3-note Preview and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 75.1% and 12.9%.
- dots3-note Preview also has the larger context window at 512K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Dots Studio | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 512K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 64.46 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 31 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 60.1 (Estimated · #32/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Claw-Eval | 73.4% | 68.6% | dots3-note Preview |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 75.1% | 12.9% | dots3-note Preview |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 55.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 52.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 30.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 52.6% | 13.9% | dots3-note Preview |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 78.9% | 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 |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Codeforces | 3056.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 91.5% | 73.5% | dots3-note Preview |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 75.1% | 12.9% | dots3-note Preview |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.4% | 43.4% | dots3-note Preview |
| SWE Multilingual | 75.7% | 23% | dots3-note Preview |
| SWE-bench Pro | 61% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 49.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 31.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 76.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 81.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 79.9 (Unranked · 10 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SimpleVQA | 72.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 79.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | 19.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GDP.pdf (no tools) | 60.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 50.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMVU | 79.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | 86.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 52.6% | 7.2% | dots3-note Preview |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: dots3-note Preview
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: 89.1 (#35/156)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 80.4% | 73.0% | dots3-note Preview |
| IFEval | 93.9% | 96.7% | LFM3-1.7B |
| Multi-IF | Coming soon | 89.10% | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | Coming soon | 93.72% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- dots3-note Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | dots3-note Preview | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMOAnswerBench | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, dots3-note Preview or LFM3-1.7B?

dots3-note Preview has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between dots3-note Preview and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 60.1 for dots3-note Preview and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does dots3-note Preview cover on BenchLM?

dots3-note Preview currently has 31 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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