Liquid's LFM3-1.7B is out: 1.7B params, 262K context, built for agents, free tier.
Labs raised $11B to go bigger. The useful work keeps sliding to models at $0.08 a million tokens.
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OpenRouterOpenRouter LFM3-1.7B freeModel APIs
Free API access to liquid/lfm-3-1.7b:free ($0 prompt and completion tokens) with a 262,144 token context window
OpenRouter lists Liquid AI's LFM3-1.7B as a free route (liquid/lfm-3-1.7b:free) with a 262K-token context for agents, tool calling and structured outputs. Official FAQ says prompt and completion tokens are not charged.
LiveVerified Nov 13, 2026 against the official page
- Who qualifies
- Anyone with an OpenRouter API key
- How to claim
- Create an OpenRouter API key at openrouter.ai, then call model liquid/lfm-3-1.7b:free via the OpenAI-compatible chat completions API.
- Expiry
- ongoing
Heads up. OpenRouter free model rate limits apply (20 rpm / 50 rpd, or 1,000 rpd after $10 credits). Prompts and outputs may be retained and used to train Liquid models. Not available through EU in-region routing. Free preview models can be removed without notice.
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Added Nov 7, 2026 · Last changed Nov 7, 2026
