# GLM-5.2 vs LFM3-1.7B > Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks. - Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-lfm3-1-7b - Last updated: October 27, 2026 - Shared sourced benchmarks: 7 - HTML indexing: indexable - Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8 ## Quick Verdict GLM-5.2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests. ## Summary - GLM-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate 60.78 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. - The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 57.1 for GLM-5.2 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B. - The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 81.0% and 12.9%. - LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use. - GLM-5.2 also has the larger context window at 1M. ## Model Snapshot | Property | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | |----------|----------|----------| | Creator | Z.AI | LiquidAI | | Type | Open Weight | Open Weight | | Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning | | Context | 1M | 256K | | Overall Score | 60.78 | 22.99 | | Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 24 | | Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.00 / $0.00 | ## Category Breakdown ### Agentic - Winner: Directional only - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.1 (Supported · #41/134) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134) | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner | |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| | Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 12.9% | GLM-5.2 | | MCP Atlas | 76.8% | 32.6% | GLM-5.2 | | Toolathlon | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | HLE w/ tools | 54.7% | 13.9% | GLM-5.2 | | MazeBench | 0% | 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 | | 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 - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 54 (Supported · #36/155) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155) | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner | |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| | SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 12.9% | GLM-5.2 | | ProgramBench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | CursorBench 3.2 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | OpenHarmony Bench | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | PostTrainBench v1.1 | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | SciCode | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon | | SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 43.4% | 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 - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 78.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row) | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner | |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| | CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon | ### Knowledge - Winner: Directional only - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.5 (Supported · #55/189) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189) | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner | |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| | GPQA | 91.2% | 63.4% | GLM-5.2 | | GPQA-D | 91.2% | 63.4% | GLM-5.2 | | HLE | 40.5% | 7.2% | GLM-5.2 | | HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon | ### Instruction Following - Winner: Directional only - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.9 (#29/156) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156) | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | 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 - GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 78.4 (#3/12) - LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon | Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner | |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| | AIME26 | 99.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | MMAnswerBench | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 59.206% | Coming soon | Coming soon | | FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 29.268% | Coming soon | Coming soon | ## FAQ ### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or LFM3-1.7B? GLM-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. ### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.2 and LFM3-1.7B? The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 57.1 for GLM-5.2 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B. ### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.2 cover on BenchLM? GLM-5.2 currently has 30 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. ## Related Comparisons - [GLM-5.2 vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3) - [LFM3-1.7B vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-lfm3-1-7b) - [GLM-5.2 vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3-flash) - [LFM3-1.7B vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/glm-5-3-flash-vs-lfm3-1-7b) ## Explore More - [GLM-5.2 profile](/models/glm-5-2) - [LFM3-1.7B profile](/models/lfm3-1-7b) - [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing) - [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder) - [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector) - [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)