GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs LFM3-1.7B

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

Z.ai (Zhipu)

$0.37 / $1.25

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

LFM3-1.7B

Liquid

$0.08 / $0.20

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: LFM3-1.7B is 5.4× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal has the larger context window (1M vs 262K).

	GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal	LFM3-1.7B
Input price / 1M	$0.37	$0.08
Output price / 1M	$1.25	$0.20
Blended price (3:1)	$0.59	$0.11
Cached input / 1M	$0.075	$0.02
Context window	1M	262K
Max output	131K	8K
Intelligence index	—	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	1	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-11-02	2026-11-06
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal or LFM3-1.7B?

LFM3-1.7B is 5.4× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs LFM3-1.7B: which has a bigger context window?

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal: 1,048,576 tokens. LFM3-1.7B: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal ≈ $1,365, LFM3-1.7B ≈ $260.00.

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