# Inkling vs LFM3-1.7B

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

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

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

## Quick Verdict

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

## Summary

- Inkling has the higher overall point estimate 52.87 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 54.1 for Inkling and 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 63.8% and 12.9%.
- LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Inkling also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 52.87 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.87 / $4.68 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling public-lane score: 37.6 (Supported · #79/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 63.8% | 12.9% | Inkling |
| BrowseComp | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 74.1% | 32.6% | Inkling |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 47.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 37.0% | 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 |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 13.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling public-lane score: 33.9 (Supported · #86/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.6% | 43.4% | Inkling |
| SWE-bench Pro | 54.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 63.8% | 12.9% | Inkling |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 4.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 77.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 28.5% | 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
- Inkling public-lane score: 78.1 (#11/26)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

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

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling public-lane score: 68.1 (#38/58)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 78.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling public-lane score: 54.1 (Supported · #66/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.9% | 63.4% | Inkling |
| GPQA-D | 87.9% | 63.4% | Inkling |
| HLE | 46% | 7.2% | Inkling |
| HLE w/o tools | 30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Inkling
- Inkling public-lane score: 87.6 (#40/156)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 79.8% | 73.0% | Inkling |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| Multi-IF | Coming soon | 89.10% | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | Coming soon | 93.72% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling public-lane score: 58.3 (#11/12)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 97.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 33.333% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 4.878% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

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

Inkling has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 54.1 for Inkling and 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling cover on BenchLM?

Inkling currently has 24 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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- [Inkling vs LFM3-1.7B-Base](/compare/inkling-vs-lfm3-1-7b-base)
- [LFM3-1.7B vs LFM3-1.7B-Base](/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-lfm3-1-7b-base)

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