Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Ling 3.1 Flash
Claude Haiku 5.5 and Ling 3.1 Flash are closely matched at 50.3 and 51.1 on the LLM Stats Score.
Anthropic · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Haiku 5.5 and Ling 3.1 Flash are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 50.3 and 51.1.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ling 3.1 Flash wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude Haiku 5.5
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Ling 3.1 Flash
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash
Claude Haiku 5.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ling 3.1 Flash is better at 3 benchmarks (GDPval-AA 2.1, HealthBench Professional, Terminal-Bench 4.0).
Ling 3.1 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.
Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Haiku 5.5
Ling 3.1 Flash
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is 0 month newer than Ling 3.1 Flash.
Oct 7, 2026
0 days ago
1w newerSep 30, 2026
1 weeks ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.
Jun 2026
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Ling 3.1 Flash.