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Hermes 3 405B vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.3.

Nous Research · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.3, ranking #15 overall.

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

Choose Hermes 3 405B

  • 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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hermes 3 405B
Nous Research
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.3
#317
51.0
#15
Reasoning
3.7
#315
47.5
#26
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Hermes 3 405B · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Hermes 3 405B 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

155.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 155.0B more parameters than Hermes 3 405B, making it 38.3% larger.

Nous Research
Hermes 3 405B
405.0Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
405.0B
Hermes 3 405B
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Hermes 3 405B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Hermes 3 405B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Nous Research
Hermes 3 405B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hermes 3 405B was released on 2024-10-09, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 24 months newer than Hermes 3 405B.

Hermes 3 405B

Oct 9, 2024

2.0 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr 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 Hermes 3 405B and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hermes 3 405B
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Hermes 3 405B vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Hermes 3 405B or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.3. Hermes 3 405B is made by Nous Research 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 Hermes 3 405B compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Hermes 3 405B scores HellaSwag: 90.2%, MT-Bench: 89.3%, BoolQ: 88.9%, Winogrande: 86.3%, ARC-E: 86.2%. 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 Hermes 3 405B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Hermes 3 405B 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 Hermes 3 405B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.3 vs 51.0), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hermes 3 405B and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Hermes 3 405B is developed by Nous Research and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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