# LFM3-1.7B vs Ripple-65B Preview (slim)

> LFM3-1.7B scores 61 (C) to Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D) 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 Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Ripple-65B Preview leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LFM3-1.7B: C 61, rank #69 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lfm3-1-7b.min.md
- Ripple-65B Preview: D 53.3, rank #135 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ripple-65b-preview.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 45; Agent interface, 100 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 49.
- Ripple-65B Preview, good for Teams with Blackwell GPUs or a DGX Spark who want an Apache 2.0 coding model to try for terminal and agentic coding work, and can run the publisher's code to serve it. Ahead on Risk, 55 against 40.

| Category | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 45 |
| Risk (20%) | 40 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 100 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LFM3-1.7B | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Liquid AI | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Licence | LFM Open License v1.0 (free commercial use below $10M annual revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-11-09 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |

Why the edge:
- Reach, LFM3-1.7B +40: 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.); Ripple-65B Preview 45 (Memory 10 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Ricursive's NVFP4 at 57.2 GB, 68.7 GB with a fifth added, which is over 64 GB and fits our reference machine.)
- Agent interface, LFM3-1.7B +25: 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.); Ripple-65B Preview 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, LFM3-1.7B +18: 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…); Ripple-65B Preview 49 (Model card 14 of 20, no limitations and no knowledge cut-off.)
- Risk, Ripple-65B Preview +15: LFM3-1.7B 40 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).); Ripple-65B Preview 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the documented way to run it loads Ricursive's Python.)