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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 35.4.

Google · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 35.4, ranking #2 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.0 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Ling 3.0 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
35.4
#107
Reasoning
54.9
#5
34.6
#107
Coding
48.1
#3
24.4
#94
Agents
46.0
#2
19.0
#93
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Ling 3.0 Flash
Tool use
35.8#3
16.5#102
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 19 for Ling 3.0 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Ling 3.0 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 Ling 3.0 Flash specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.0 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Ling 3.0 Flash was released on 2026-08-04.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 3 months newer than Ling 3.0 Flash.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-1 days ago

2mo newer
Ling 3.0 Flash

Aug 4, 2026

2 months ago

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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Ling 3.0 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.0 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Ling 3.0 Flash.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 35.4. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google 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 Gemini 4 Carbon compare to Ling 3.0 Flash in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%. 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%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of 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 Gemini 4 Carbon and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 35.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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