# GLM-5 vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5 and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

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

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5 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 has the higher overall point estimate 55.08 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 42.4 for GLM-5 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 73.3% and 23%.
- 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 | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 55.08 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 38 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.00 / $3.20 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 42.4 (Estimated · #67/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 62% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 50.4% | 13.9% | GLM-5 |
| Claw-Eval | 57.7% | 68.6% | LFM3-1.7B |
| QwenClawBench | 54.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 65.6% | 68.0% | LFM3-1.7B |
| DeepPlanning | 14.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 38% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 31.1% | 32.6% | LFM3-1.7B |
| MCP-Tasks | 60.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 69.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 43.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 50.99% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 41.3% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 71.4% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 38.4% | Coming soon |
| ToolSandbox | Coming soon | 80.36% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 12.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 38.5 (Estimated · #73/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.8% | 43.4% | GLM-5 |
| SWE-bench Verified* | 72.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 73.3% | 23% | GLM-5 |
| NL2Repo | 35.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | 62.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 74.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 12.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 31.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 70.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 60.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AI-Needle | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #84/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 86% | 63.4% | GLM-5 |
| GPQA-D | 86.0% | 63.4% | GLM-5 |
| SuperGPQA | 66.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee) | 85.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 30.5% | 7.2% | GLM-5 |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 89.5 (#6/17)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5 public-lane score: 88.6 (#38/156)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 92.6% | 96.7% | LFM3-1.7B |
| 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 public-lane score: 83 (Unranked · 6 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 95.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME25 (Arcee) | 93.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 97.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 96.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 86.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 82.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5 or LFM3-1.7B?

GLM-5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5 and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 42.4 for GLM-5 and 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5 currently has 38 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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