# LFM3-1.7B vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Ling 3.0 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ling 3.0 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 45.43 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B and 33.9 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 23% and 72.4%.
- Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ling 3.0 Flash also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | InclusionAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 45.43 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.9 (Supported · #90/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 71.4% | 73.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| τ³-bench results | 68.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | 38.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 32.6% | 65.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| ToolSandbox | 80.36% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 68.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 13.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 44.8% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 73.6% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 72.2% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 70.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 50.2% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | Coming soon | 21.6% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | Coming soon | 53.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 32.1 (Supported · #94/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | 41.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | 72.4% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 82.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 65.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.4 (Supported · #109/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | 85.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 85.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| HLE | 7.2% | 22.7% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.8% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Ling 3.0 Flash
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#72/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 74.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Multi-IF | 89.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | 93.72% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 93.2% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Ling 3.0 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B and 33.9 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does LFM3-1.7B cover on BenchLM?

LFM3-1.7B currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ling 3.0 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.0 Flash currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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