# LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse vs Ripple-65B Preview

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/longcat-flash-lite-sparse-vs-ripple-65b-preview
- Last updated: November 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Treat this as a split decision: use the category and benchmark breakdown to decide which profile better matches your workload.

## Summary

- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse and Ripple-65B Preview are tied on overall score, so the decision depends on category fit rather than the headline number.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2026 in Mathematics, with scores of 40.5% and 90.5%.
- Ripple-65B Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Meituan | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 21.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 45.6% | 71.7% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| BrowseComp | 48.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 31.3% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 36.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 68.2% | 76.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE-bench Pro | 40.6% | 61.4% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE Multilingual | 59.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 39.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 85.3% | 89.6% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.2% | 84.2% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| CMMLU | 84.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | 85.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 69.5% | 85.2% | Ripple-65B Preview |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 95.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 65.7% | 95.0% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 40.5% | 90.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| IMOAnswerBench | 49.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 98.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse or Ripple-65B Preview?

LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse and Ripple-65B Preview are tied on overall score in the current BenchLM data.

### How many benchmarks does LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse cover on BenchLM?

LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse currently has 17 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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