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Ling-3.0-flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Ling-3.0-flash (InclusionAI) and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (InclusionAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Ling-3.0-flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#49 vs #101); Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper per output token (Free/1M vs $0.063/1M); and Ling-3.0-flash ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Ling-3.0-flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #49 against #101 (51.7 vs 24.7 points).
  • you want to self-host: Ling-3.0-flash ships open weights while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash Fin if…

  • API cost matters — Free/1M output tokens against $0.063/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost Free/1M against $0.021/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was listed 27 August 2026, Ling-3.0-flash 23 July 2026.

Ling-3.0-flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Ling-3.0-flash and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
FieldLing-3.0-flashInclusionAILing 3.0 Flash FinInclusionAI
ModelCap Index position#49#101
Index score51.724.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.021Free
Output price / 1M tokens$0.063Free
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens33K33K
API providers listed21
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed23 July 202627 August 2026
PublisherInclusionAIInclusionAI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Ling-3.0-flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Public benchmark boards where Ling-3.0-flash or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has a published result
BoardLing-3.0-flashLing 3.0 Flash FinLeads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis37.8intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis55.4%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis23.7%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Ling-3.0-flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin: common questions

Is Ling-3.0-flash better than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Ling-3.0-flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #49 against #101. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Ling-3.0-flash cheaper than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper on output tokens: Free/1M against $0.063/1M. Input tokens are $0.021/1M for Ling-3.0-flash and Free/1M for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Ling-3.0-flash or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Ling-3.0-flash or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Ling-3.0-flash and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin open-weight models?

Ling-3.0-flash: Open weights. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Ling-3.0-flash and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Ling-3.0-flash and 1 for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Ling-3.0-flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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