# LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse vs Sage-A1.5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse and Sage-A1.5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/longcat-flash-lite-sparse-vs-sage-a1-5
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Sage-A1.5 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Sage-A1.5 has the higher overall point estimate 62.95 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BrowseComp in Agentic, with scores of 48.6% and 81.7%.
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Meituan | InternScience |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | null | 62.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 12 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 57.7 (Estimated · #36/132)

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 21.7% | 45.4% | Sage-A1.5 |
| MCP Atlas | 45.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 48.6% | 81.7% | Sage-A1.5 |
| GAIA | Coming soon | 95.1% | Coming soon |
| MLE-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 65.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 54 (Estimated · #34/153)

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 68.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 40.6% | 61.2% | Sage-A1.5 |
| SWE Multilingual | 59.3% | 72.7% | Sage-A1.5 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 20.0% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 85.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CMMLU | 84.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | 85.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierScience Research | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: 91.9 (#22/152)

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sage-A1.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Sage-A1.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 95.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 65.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 49.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse or Sage-A1.5?

Sage-A1.5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### 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 Sage-A1.5 cover on BenchLM?

Sage-A1.5 currently has 12 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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