# LFM3-1.7B vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (slim)

> LFM3-1.7B scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 54.3 (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 MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 54.3 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM3-1.7B: C 61, rank #63 of 135 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-1-7b.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: C 54.3, rank #112 of 135 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- 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 55; Risk, 40 against 35; Agent interface, 100 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 41.
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms.

| Category | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 35 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 100 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM3-1.7B | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | MiniMax |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-11-09 | 2026-10-23 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, LFM3-1.7B +30: 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.); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 55 (Memory earns nothing.)
- Agent interface, LFM3-1.7B +30: 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.); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM3-1.7B +26: 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…); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 41 (The model card earns 11, missing limitations, languages and a knowledge cut-off.)
- Risk, LFM3-1.7B +5: LFM3-1.7B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 35 (File safety earns 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the SGLang route the card links passes trust_remote_code for the repository's configuration and processo…)