# LFM3-1.7B vs MiniMax M3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and MiniMax M3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

MiniMax M3 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MiniMax M3 has the higher overall point estimate 55.11 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 51.7 for MiniMax M3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 12.9% and 66.0%.
- LFM3-1.7B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- MiniMax M3 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 55.11 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 28 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.3 (Supported · #74/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | 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% | 74.2% | MiniMax M3 |
| ToolSandbox | 80.36% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 68.6% | 74.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| HLE w/ tools | 13.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | 66.0% | MiniMax M3 |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.1% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 19.8% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | Coming soon | 0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 37.4 (Supported · #76/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | 80.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | 66.0% | MiniMax M3 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.1% | Coming soon |
| VIBE V2 | Coming soon | 50.1% | Coming soon |
| SVG-Bench | Coming soon | 63.7% | Coming soon |
| KernelBench Hard | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 48.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 75.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 82 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 59.2 (#48/58)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 45.1% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 78.1% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 51.7 (Supported · #76/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 7.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 93.8 (#6/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and MiniMax M3?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B and 51.7 for MiniMax M3.

### 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 MiniMax M3 cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3 currently has 28 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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