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Grok-2 mini vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 8.7.

xAI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 8.7, ranking #39 overall.

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

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

  • overall performance matters — it scores 43.3 and ranks #39 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
xAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.7
#275
43.3
#39
Reasoning
8.3
#272
44.7
#32
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Grok-2 mini
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Finance
15.7#119
36.7#5
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 6 for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash Findon'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 Fin specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash Fin specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash Fin does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 25 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

5 days ago

2.1yr 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

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 8.7. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-2 mini compare to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin scores SpreadSheetBench-v1: 86.5%, Finance Agent v1.1: 69.2%, Finance Agent v2: 59.8%, Tau3 Banking: 41.0%, APEX-Agents: 29.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.7 vs 43.3), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin?

Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI.

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