# LFM3-1.7B-Base vs Quasar 438B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B-Base and Quasar 438B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-base-vs-quasar-438b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for LFM3-1.7B-Base and Quasar 438B.

## Summary

- LFM3-1.7B-Base and Quasar 438B do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B-Base | Quasar 438B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Multiverse Computing |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 48.87 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.60 / $1.80 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- LFM3-1.7B-Base public-lane score: Coming soon
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 41 (Estimated · #71/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B-Base | Quasar 438B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 69.3% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- LFM3-1.7B-Base public-lane score: Coming soon
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 41.7 (Estimated · #65/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B-Base | Quasar 438B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 69.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- LFM3-1.7B-Base public-lane score: Coming soon
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 77.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- LFM3-1.7B-Base public-lane score: Coming soon
- Quasar 438B public-lane score: 46.5 (Estimated · #95/189)

## FAQ

### Can I compare LFM3-1.7B-Base and Quasar 438B on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [LFM3-1.7B-Base vs LFM3-1.7B](/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-lfm3-1-7b-base)
- [Quasar 438B vs LFM3-1.7B](/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-quasar-438b)
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- [Quasar 438B vs LFM3-Audio-2B](/compare/lfm3-audio-2b-vs-quasar-438b)

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- [LFM3-1.7B-Base profile](/models/lfm3-1-7b-base)
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