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Gemma 3 4B vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.9.

Google · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.9, ranking #15 overall.

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

Choose Gemma 3 4B

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

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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3 4B
Google
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.9
#353
51.0
#15
Reasoning
-2.9
#350
47.5
#26
Coding
-4.4
#270
38.8
#18
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.02 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.04 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Individual benchmarks

26 reported for Gemma 3 4B · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 3 4B 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

556.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 556.0B more parameters than Gemma 3 4B, making it 13900.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 4B
4.0Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
4.0B
Gemma 3 4B
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 4B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 4B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3 4B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 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

Gemma 3 4B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Gemma 3 4B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3 4B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 4B was released on 2025-03-12, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 19 months newer than Gemma 3 4B.

Gemma 3 4B

Mar 12, 2025

1.6 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3 4B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3 4B's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Gemma 3 4B

Aug 2024

Ling 3.1 Flash

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3 4B and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3 4B
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 4B vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Gemma 3 4B or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.9. Gemma 3 4B 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 Gemma 3 4B compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Gemma 3 4B scores IFEval: 90.2%, GSM8k: 89.2%, DocVQA: 75.8%, MATH: 75.6%, AI2D: 74.8%. 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 Gemma 3 4B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemma 3 4B supports 131K 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 Gemma 3 4B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.9 vs 51.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3 4B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Gemma 3 4B is developed by Google and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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