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Ling 3.0 tiny vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Ling 3.0 tiny (InclusionAI) and Qwen3 Max Thinking (Qwen) 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, Qwen3 Max Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#64 vs #83); and Ling 3.0 tiny ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Ling 3.0 tiny if…

  • you want to self-host: Ling 3.0 tiny ships open weights while Qwen3 Max Thinking is api only.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Ling 3.0 tiny was listed 10 August 2026, Qwen3 Max Thinking 9 February 2026.

Choose Qwen3 Max Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #64 against #83 (42.3 vs 31.9 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 32.5 against 24.5.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 28.0% against 9.3%.

Ling 3.0 tiny vs Qwen3 Max Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Ling 3.0 tiny and Qwen3 Max Thinking
FieldLing 3.0 tinyInclusionAIQwen3 Max ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#83#64
Index score31.942.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.78
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$3.90
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—66K
API providers listed01
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed10 August 20269 February 2026
PublisherInclusionAIQwen

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Ling 3.0 tiny vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Public benchmark boards where Ling 3.0 tiny or Qwen3 Max Thinking has a published result
BoardLing 3.0 tinyQwen3 Max ThinkingLeads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis24.5intelligence-index32.5intelligence-indexQwen3 Max Thinking
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis27.7%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—83.6%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis9.3%humanitys-last-exam28.0%humanitys-last-examQwen3 Max Thinking

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 tiny vs Qwen3 Max Thinking: common questions

Is Ling 3.0 tiny better than Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #64 against #83. 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 tiny cheaper than Qwen3 Max Thinking?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Ling 3.0 tiny or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Ling 3.0 tiny or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

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 tiny and Qwen3 Max Thinking open-weight models?

Ling 3.0 tiny: Open weights. Qwen3 Max Thinking: 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 tiny and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Ling 3.0 tiny and 1 for Qwen3 Max Thinking, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Ling 3.0 tiny vs Qwen3 Max Thinking 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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