LFM3-1.7B beats its 2.6B predecessor with 35% fewer params, 256K context

JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-10-28

Dev javierbits highlights the new open-weight LFM3 family from Liquid AI: LFM3-1.7B beats the previous 2.6B model with 35% fewer parameters, offers a 256K context window, and is 1 GB at 4-bit, fine-tunable on a single GPU. The lineup spans text, VL (video input), audio (tool calls, 18 languages), omni, plus d1 decision models with typed outputs and calibrated probabilities in a single pass.

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