# LFM3-1.7B vs MAI-Thinking-1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and MAI-Thinking-1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

MAI-Thinking-1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MAI-Thinking-1 has the higher overall point estimate 53.15 to 22.99. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B and 55.1 for MAI-Thinking-1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 43.4% and 73.5%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 53.15 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 71.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 68.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | 38.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 32.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 46% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | 73.5% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | 87.7% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 46.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | Coming soon | 90% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 55.1 (Estimated · #60/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | 84.2% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 84.2% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| HLE | 7.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: MAI-Thinking-1
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 94.7 (#4/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 85% | MAI-Thinking-1 |
| 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
- MAI-Thinking-1 public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MAI-Thinking-1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 97% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 84.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or MAI-Thinking-1?

MAI-Thinking-1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and MAI-Thinking-1?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B and 55.1 for MAI-Thinking-1.

### 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 MAI-Thinking-1 cover on BenchLM?

MAI-Thinking-1 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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