# LFM3-1.7B vs Qwen3.8-27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3.8-27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-qwen3-8-27b
- Last updated: October 27, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8-27B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8-27B has the higher overall point estimate 59.83 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 63.6 for Qwen3.8-27B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 12.9% and 73.0%.
- Qwen3.8-27B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 22.99 | 59.83 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 37 |
| 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)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 63.6 (Supported · #21/134)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | 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% | 64.8% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| 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% | 73.0% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 33.4% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 81.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | Coming soon | 0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 13 (Estimated · #142/155)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 46.8 (Supported · #53/155)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | 73.0% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | 90.3% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 42.2% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 82.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 15.0 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 81.3 (#7/26)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 82.8 (#16/58)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | Coming soon | 89.75% | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | Coming soon | 69.72% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 25.5 (Estimated · #175/189)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 50.8 (Supported · #82/189)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | 89.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 89.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| HLE | 7.2% | 30.8% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.8-27B
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/156)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 86.9 (#44/156)

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 79.5% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| Multi-IF | 89.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFStruct | 93.72% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or Qwen3.8-27B?

Qwen3.8-27B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between LFM3-1.7B and Qwen3.8-27B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 14.4 for LFM3-1.7B and 63.6 for Qwen3.8-27B.

### 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 Qwen3.8-27B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-27B currently has 37 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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