# LFM3-1.7B vs Qwen3.7 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3.7 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-qwen3-7-max
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 13
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.7 Max leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate 62.72 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 60.8 for Qwen3.7 Max.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 23% and 78.3%.
- Qwen3.7 Max is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Qwen3.7 Max also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 62.72 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 43 |
| 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)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 41.4 (Supported · #70/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 71.4% | 75.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| τ³-bench results | 68.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | 38.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 32.6% | 76.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| ToolSandbox | 80.36% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 68.6% | 65.2% | LFM3-1.7B |
| HLE w/ tools | 13.9% | 53.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 64.3% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 47.9% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 64.27% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 61.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 44.5 (Supported · #57/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | 53.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | 80.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | 78.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | 91.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 60.6% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 47.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 53.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 68.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 81.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 90.4% | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 13.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 60.8 (Supported · #48/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | 92.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 92.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| HLE | 7.2% | 41.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 95% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 100 (#1/17)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 87% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |
| MAXIFE | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| PolyMath | Coming soon | 86.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.7 Max
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 92.8 (#17/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | 94.3% | LFM3-1.7B |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 79.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| 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
- Qwen3.7 Max public-lane score: 79 (#2/12)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.7 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 44.5% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 64.561% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 34.146% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3.7 Max?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 25.5 for LFM3-1.7B and 60.8 for Qwen3.7 Max.

### 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 Qwen3.7 Max cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.7 Max currently has 43 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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