# Kimi K2.6 vs LFM3-1.7B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.6 and LFM3-1.7B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-2-6-vs-lfm3-1-7b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.6 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K2.6 has the higher overall point estimate 58.57 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 59.9 for Kimi K2.6 and 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 76.7% and 23%.
- LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 58.57 | 22.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.95 / $4.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 44.6 (Supported · #65/134)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 55.9% | 32.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Claw-Eval | 62.3% | 68.6% | LFM3-1.7B |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 80.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 56.82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 18.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.6% | 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 |
| ToolSandbox | Coming soon | 80.36% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 13.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 12.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | Coming soon | 45.60% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.5 (Supported · #60/155)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | 43.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.6% | 73.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 76.7% | 23% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SciCode | 52.2% | 28.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 37.89% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | 47.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 86.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 76.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 12.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 31.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | Coming soon | 65.56% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/58)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| V* | 96.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #50/189)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.5% | 63.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA-D | 90.5% | 63.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| HLE | 34.7% | 7.2% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 83.5 (#57/156)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | 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
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 76.8 (#4/12)
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM3-1.7B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 96.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 57.193% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 25.641% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.6 or LFM3-1.7B?

Kimi K2.6 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2.6 and LFM3-1.7B?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 59.9 for Kimi K2.6 and 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2.6 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2.6 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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