# LFM3-1.7B vs Ripple-65B Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM3-1.7B and Ripple-65B Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm3-1-7b-vs-ripple-65b-preview
- Last updated: November 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

LFM3-1.7B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- LFM3-1.7B has the higher overall point estimate 21.17 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 12.9% and 80.5%.
- Ripple-65B Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ripple-65B Preview also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 21.17 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 15.4 (Estimated · #130/135)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 41.3% | 36.4% | LFM3-1.7B |
| BFCL v4 | 71.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 68.0% | 31.3% | LFM3-1.7B |
| WebArena-Verified | 38.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 32.6% | 71.7% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| 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% | 80.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| LiveClaw | 45.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 12.7 (Estimated · #151/156)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 28.5% | 39.4% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE-bench Verified | 43.4% | 76.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE Multilingual | 23% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 12.9% | 80.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61.4% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| RULER (128K) | 65.56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 23.1 (Estimated · #173/179)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 63.4% | 85.2% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| HLE | 7.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM3-1.7B public-lane score: 71.7 (#76/157)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 73.0% | 79.2% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| 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
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 98.3% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.0% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 90.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM3-1.7B or Ripple-65B Preview?

LFM3-1.7B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### 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 Ripple-65B Preview cover on BenchLM?

Ripple-65B Preview currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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