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GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -9.4.

OpenAI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -9.4, ranking #14 overall.

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

Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output

Choose Ling 3.1 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.1 and ranks #14 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.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-9.4
#378
51.1
#14
Reasoning
-8.7
#371
47.7
#25
Coding
-4.5
#272
39.2
#17
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
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Output price
$1.50 / M
— / M
Context window
16,385
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for GPT-3.5 Turbo · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

GPT-3.5 Turbo 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies input context (16,385 tokens). Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 43 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.6 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

3.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Ling 3.1 Flash

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-3.5 Turbo and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, GPT-3.5 Turbo or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -9.4. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%. 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo and Ling 3.1 Flash?

GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-9.4 vs 51.1), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-3.5 Turbo and Ling 3.1 Flash?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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