# GPT-5.6 Terra vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Terra and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-terra-vs-lfm3-1-7b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

GPT-5.6 Terra leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher overall point estimate 70.27 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 61.9 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 13 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 87.4% and 12.9%.
- LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Terra also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 70.27 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $12.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 61 (Supported · #27/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 20.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.4% | 12.9% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| BrowseComp | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 81.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 23.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 16% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 6% | 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 |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 13.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 61.9 (Supported · #16/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.4% | 12.9% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| DeepSWE | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 64.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 41.3% | 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
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 69.1 (#18/26)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 84.9 (#14/58)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 92.26% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | 67.11% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 80.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 69.6 (Supported · #19/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.9% | 63.4% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| GPQA-D | 92.9% | 63.4% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| HLE-Verified | 51.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 57.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 7.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 87.1 (#42/156)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | 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
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 90.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 84.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 84.900% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 68.300% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Terra or LFM3-1.7B?

GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Terra and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 61.9 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 13 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Terra cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Terra currently has 37 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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