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Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 12.3.

Google · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 12.3, ranking #15 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

  • 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.

Core performance indexes
12.3
#267
51.0
#15
12.5
#260
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 2.0 Flash-Lite · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
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 2.0 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-02-05, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 20 months newer than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2025

1.7 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Jun 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 2.0 Flash-Lite and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 12.3. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 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 2.0 Flash-Lite compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores MATH: 86.8%, FACTS Grounding: 83.6%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 78.2%, MMLU-Pro: 71.6%, MMMU: 68.0%. 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 2.0 Flash-Lite and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 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 2.0 Flash-Lite and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.3 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 2.0 Flash-Lite and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.