# GLM-5.3-Flash vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.3-Flash and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-3-flash-vs-lfm3-1-7b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5.3-Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GLM-5.3-Flash has the higher overall point estimate 58.65 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 58.1 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 84.3% and 12.9%.
- GLM-5.3-Flash also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 58.65 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 28 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 58.1 (Supported · #40/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 12.9% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 48.8% | 41.3% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Agents' Last Exam | 26.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 55.3% | 13.9% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 62.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 35.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | 68.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | 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
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 47.9 (Supported · #50/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 12.9% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| DeepSWE | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 56.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 92.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 57.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 18.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 17.7 fixes | 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-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 81 (#19/58)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 80.75% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | 70.75% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | 62.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 89.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 78.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMVU | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 59.8 (Estimated · #51/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 86.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 7.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | 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-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 60.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 55.789% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 17.073% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.3-Flash or LFM3-1.7B?

GLM-5.3-Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.3-Flash and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 58.1 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.3-Flash cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.3-Flash currently has 28 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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