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Gemini 3 Flash vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 36.6.

Google · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 36.6, ranking #15 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ling 3.1 Flash wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemini 3 Flash

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output

Choose Ling 3.1 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.0 and ranks #15 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3 Flash
Google
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.6
#88
51.0
#15
Reasoning
37.4
#78
47.5
#26
Coding
21.9
#93
38.8
#18
Agents
17.3
#88
38.0
#12
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 3 Flash
Ling 3.1 Flash
Tool use
15.3#98
29.0#16
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for Gemini 3 Flash · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

1 shared

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ling 3.1 Flash is better at 1 benchmark (Finance Agent v2).

Ling 3.1 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 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 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 10 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

9 months ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Ling 3.1 Flash

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3 Flash and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3 Flash
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 36.6. Gemini 3 Flash 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 3 Flash compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. 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 3 Flash and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash 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 3 Flash and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.6 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 3 Flash and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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