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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -0.8.

Google · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -0.8, ranking #15 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output

Choose Ling 3.1 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.0 and ranks #15 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.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Google
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.8
#347
51.0
#15
Reasoning
-0.4
#338
47.5
#26
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.07 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ling 3.1 Flashdon'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

552.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 552.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 6900.0% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 31 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.6 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B's training data extends to 2024-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

Ling 3.1 Flash

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -0.8. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Ling 3.1 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.8 vs 51.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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