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Claude Opus 5.5 vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 60.3 to 36.2. Ling 3.0 Flash is 88.9x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 60.3 to 36.2, ranking #1 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 5.5 wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Ling 3.0 Flash is roughly 88.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Opus 5.5 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 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 60.3 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash

  • cost matters — it's about 88.9x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
Ling 3.0 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
60.3
#1
36.2
#86
Reasoning
58.4
#1
35.4
#89
Coding
51.4
#1
24.9
#77
Agents
45.7
#2
19.2
#72
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$4.00 / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
$20.00 / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
1,000,000
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Opus 5.5
Ling 3.0 Flash
Math
42.7#4
29.8#83
Tool use
32.2#3
16.0#88
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Claude Opus 5.5 · 19 for Ling 3.0 Flash

2 shared

Claude Opus 5.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro), while Ling 3.0 Flash is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Oct 02 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 costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 66.7x more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($20.00/1M tokens) is 111.1x more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.18/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 5.5 is more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input tokens$4.00
Output tokens$20.00
Best providerAnthropic
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Ling 3.0 Flash's 131,072 tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Claude Opus 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Opus 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash does not.

Claude Opus 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.0 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5.5 was released on 2026-09-22, while Ling 3.0 Flash was released on 2026-08-04.

Claude Opus 5.5 is 2 months newer than Ling 3.0 Flash.

Claude Opus 5.5

Sep 22, 2026

1 weeks ago

1mo newer
Ling 3.0 Flash

Aug 4, 2026

1 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Ling 3.0 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Opus 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.0 Flash's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 5.5

Jun 2026

Ling 3.0 Flash

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Provider Availability

Claude Opus 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Ling 3.0 Flash is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Opus 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $4.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $20.00/1M

Ling 3.0 Flash

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 5.5 and Ling 3.0 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5.5
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.0 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5.5 vs Ling 3.0 Flash.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5.5 or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 60.3 to 36.2. Claude Opus 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Ling 3.0 Flash 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 5.5 compare to Ling 3.0 Flash in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.2%, Global-MMLU: 94.3%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 93.9%, MILU: 93.1%, ArXivMath: 91.2%. Ling 3.0 Flash scores AIME 2026: 93.2%, Multi-IF: 87.7%, HMMT Feb 26: 87.0%, IMO-AnswerBench: 83.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 82.8%.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 cheaper than Ling 3.0 Flash?

Ling 3.0 Flash is 66.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00/M input and $20.00/M output via anthropic. Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5.5 and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Claude Opus 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash supports 131K 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 5.5 and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (60.3 vs 36.2), context window (1.0M vs 131K), input pricing ($4.00 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 5.5 and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Claude Opus 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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