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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs LFM3: which delivered after 7 days?
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is stamped Partly; LFM3 is still Too early to call, so this comparison isn't settled yet.
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 | LFM3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Partly | Too early |
| Claims held | 2 | 0 |
| Claims mixed | 2 | 0 |
| Claims failed | 0 | 0 |
| Claims unclear | 0 | 3 |
| User reports | 12 | 2 |
| Launched | 17 Oct 2026 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Last stamped | 25 Oct 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
No. 008 · DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
It is live and MIT-licensed as promised, but users split on whether it finishes faster and codes better; some see shorter runs, others overthinking.
- Launched
- 17 Oct 2026
- Stamped
- 25 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓2 held · ~2 mixed · ✗0 failed · ?0 unclear
- Reports
- 12 (4 praise · 4 problem · 4 mixed)
What they claimed
“Now live on our website, app, and API.”✓ Holds
“Stronger benchmark performance, faster task completion, and shorter outputs than the previous version”~ Mixed
“DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 uses reinforcement learning with self-feedback to improve end-to-end project development”~ Mixed
“This repository and the model weights are licensed under the MIT License.”✓ Holds
No. 013 · Liquid AI
LFM3
Day 3 of 7Two days in, only a few first-hand comments exist, and one reports a load failure and a wrong answer.
- Launched
- 27 Oct 2026
- Stamped
- 29 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓0 held · ~0 mixed · ✗0 failed · ?3 unclear
- Reports
- 2 (0 praise · 1 problem · 1 mixed)
What they claimed
“a new tri-hybrid architecture and training recipe allow LFM3-1.7B to outperform our previous LFM2.5-2.6B while using 35% fewer parameters.”? Unclear
“the text model fits in about 1 GB at 4-bit precision.”? Unclear
“256K context window for the text model.”? Unclear
Both stamps come from the public user reports linked on each receipt, under the same method. Verdicts are opinion and are never paid for.
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