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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 7.1.

DeepSeek · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 7.1, ranking #39 overall.

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

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

  • overall performance matters — it scores 43.3 and ranks #39 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.1
#288
43.3
#39
Reasoning
7.4
#280
44.7
#32
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 6 for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ling 3.0 Flash Findon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

116.0B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 116.0B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B, making it 1444.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
8.0Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
8.0B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ling 3.0 Flash Fin specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash Fin specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was released on 2025-01-20, while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 20 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.6 years ago

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

5 days ago

1.6yr 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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 7.1. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek 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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B compare to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. 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%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B supports an unknown number of 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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.1 vs 43.3), licensing (MIT vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI.

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