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GPT-5.1 Thinking vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 36.8.

OpenAI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 36.8, ranking #14 overall.

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

Choose GPT-5.1 Thinking

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.25/M input and $10.00/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-5.1 Thinking
OpenAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.8
#83
51.1
#14
Reasoning
36.5
#85
47.7
#25
Coding
21.4
#97
39.2
#17
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
400,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
GPT-5.1 Thinking
Ling 3.1 Flash
Tool use
17.1#81
29.0#13
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for GPT-5.1 Thinking · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

GPT-5.1 Thinking 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-5.1 Thinking specifies input context (400,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.1 Thinking specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Thinking
Input400,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

GPT-5.1 Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

GPT-5.1 Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5.1 Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-12, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 11 months newer than GPT-5.1 Thinking.

GPT-5.1 Thinking

Nov 12, 2025

10 months ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer

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 GPT-5.1 Thinking and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-5.1 Thinking
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5.1 Thinking vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, GPT-5.1 Thinking or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 36.8. GPT-5.1 Thinking 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-5.1 Thinking compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

GPT-5.1 Thinking scores Tau2 Telecom: 95.6%, AIME 2025: 94.0%, BrowseComp Long Context 128k: 90.0%, GPQA: 88.1%, MMMU: 85.4%. 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 GPT-5.1 Thinking and Ling 3.1 Flash?

GPT-5.1 Thinking supports 400K 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-5.1 Thinking and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.8 vs 51.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-5.1 Thinking and Ling 3.1 Flash?

GPT-5.1 Thinking is developed by OpenAI and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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