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Kimi K2 Instruct vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 21.8.

Moonshot AI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 21.8, ranking #15 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ling 3.1 Flash wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Kimi K2 Instruct

  • 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.8
#198
51.0
#15
Reasoning
22.0
#189
47.5
#26
Coding
12.3
#160
38.8
#18
Agents
-1.0
#191
38.0
#12
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Kimi K2 Instruct
Ling 3.1 Flash
Tool use
6.3#157
29.0#16
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

38 reported for Kimi K2 Instruct · 11 for Ling 3.1 Flash

1 shared

Kimi K2 Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ling 3.1 Flash is better at 1 benchmark (Multi-Challenge).

Ling 3.1 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

440.0B diff

Kimi K2 Instruct has 440.0B more parameters than Ling 3.1 Flash, making it 78.6% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct
1.0Tparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2 Instruct
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Kimi K2 Instruct specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Kimi K2 Instruct specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2 Instruct was released on 2025-07-11, while Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 15 months newer than Kimi K2 Instruct.

Kimi K2 Instruct

Jul 11, 2025

1.2 years ago

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr 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 Kimi K2 Instruct and Ling 3.1 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K2 Instruct
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.1 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2 Instruct vs Ling 3.1 Flash.

Which is better, Kimi K2 Instruct or Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 21.8. Kimi K2 Instruct is made by Moonshot AI 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 Kimi K2 Instruct compare to Ling 3.1 Flash in benchmarks?

Kimi K2 Instruct scores MATH-500: 97.4%, GSM8k: 97.3%, CBNSL: 95.6%, HumanEval: 93.3%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%. 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 Kimi K2 Instruct and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Kimi K2 Instruct supports 200K 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 Kimi K2 Instruct and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.8 vs 51.0), licensing (MIT vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi K2 Instruct and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Kimi K2 Instruct is developed by Moonshot AI and Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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