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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin are closely matched at 51.0 and 43.3 on the LLM Stats Score. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 111.1x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 51.0 and 43.3.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is roughly 111.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Opus 4.8 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 4.8

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • cost matters — it's about 111.1x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
43.3
#39
Reasoning
50.4
#12
44.7
#32
Agents
35.5
#17
29.5
#35
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$5.00 / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
$25.00 / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
1,000,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Opus 4.8
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Tool use
30.5#16
20.5#56
Finance
26.7#40
36.7#5
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

27 reported for Claude Opus 4.8 · 6 for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

1 shared

Claude Opus 4.8 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is better at 1 benchmark (Finance Agent v2).

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.8 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 83.3x more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.8 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 138.9x more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.18/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.8 is more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.8 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin's 262,144 tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.8 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Opus 4.8 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash Fin does not.

Claude Opus 4.8 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.8

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.8 was released on 2026-05-28, while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 3 months newer than Claude Opus 4.8.

Claude Opus 4.8

May 28, 2026

3 months ago

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

6 days ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.8 is available from Anthropic, DeepInfra, Vertex AI. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Opus 4.8

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M
vertex logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 4.8
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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.8 vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.8 or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 51.0 and 43.3. Claude Opus 4.8 is made by Anthropic and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 4.8 compare to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.8 scores GPQA: 93.6%, DeepSearchQA: 93.1%, CharXiv-R: 89.9%, SWE-Bench Verified: 88.6%, ScreenSpot Pro: 87.9%. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin scores SpreadSheetBench-v1: 86.5%, Finance Agent v1.1: 69.2%, Finance Agent v2: 59.8%, Tau3 Banking: 41.0%, APEX-Agents: 29.2%.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 cheaper than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 83.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports 1.0M tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs 43.3), context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($5.00 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.8 and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Claude Opus 4.8 is developed by Anthropic and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI.

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