# LFM3-1.7B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has the higher overall point estimate 26.65 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 30 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is τ³-bench results in Agentic, with scores of 68.0% and 9.5%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 26.65 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 14.4 (Estimated · #123/134)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 17.5 (Estimated · #117/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 71.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 68.0% | 9.5% | LFM3-1.7B |
| 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% | 23.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 36.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 16.8 (Estimated · #132/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | 31.4% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | 52.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | 36.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | 23.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 58.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 30 (Estimated · #160/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | 75.6% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 75.6% | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
| HLE | 7.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 10.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Tie
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 71.4 (#77/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 72.9% | LFM3-1.7B |
| Multi-IF | 89.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | 93.72% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B and 30 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.

### 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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