# Laguna M.1 vs LFM3-1.7B (slim)

> LFM3-1.7B scores 61 (C) to Laguna M.1's 56.7 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LFM3-1.7B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Laguna M.1's 56.7 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Laguna M.1 leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Laguna M.1: C 56.7, rank #112 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-m-1.min.md
- LFM3-1.7B: C 61, rank #69 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-1-7b.min.md
- Laguna M.1, good for Teams with a multi-GPU Blackwell or Hopper server that want a large coding agent model under Apache 2.0. Ahead on Risk, 55 against 40.
- LFM3-1.7B, good for Agents on a laptop, phone or small server that need tool calling and a long context from a model under 2 GB at 4 bits Ahead on Reach, 85 against 70; Agent interface, 100 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 36.

| Category | Laguna M.1 | LFM3-1.7B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 40 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 100 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laguna M.1 | LFM3-1.7B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Poolside | Liquid AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-07-14 | 2026-11-09 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-21 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-21 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not read yet |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not read yet |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM3-1.7B +31: Laguna M.1 36 (Model card 11 of 20, intended use, architecture, parameters and context are there, limitations, languages and a cut-off aren't.); LFM3-1.7B 67 (Model card 17, Intended use (local agents, tool calling, structured outputs, fine-tuning), a limitation (not recommended for agentic coding or complex multi-ste…)
- Reach, LFM3-1.7B +15: Laguna M.1 70 (Memory 5 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Poolside's 139.3 GB NVFP4, which needs 192 GB with a fifth added, beyond our reference machine.); LFM3-1.7B 85 (Memory 30, Liquid's Q4_K_M GGUF is 1.10 GB, and 1.10 GB × 1.2 = 1.3 GB, which fits 8 GB, well inside the 16 GB line.)
- Risk, Laguna M.1 +15: Laguna M.1 55 (File safety 15 of 25, safetensors only, but the repository ships model code behind auto_map and the card's SGLang and TensorRT-LLM instructions use trust_remote…); LFM3-1.7B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Agent interface, LFM3-1.7B +15: Laguna M.1 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); LFM3-1.7B 100 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,129 characters), with roles, tools, deferred tools, tool results and the thinking switch.)