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LFM3-VL-2B vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 15.5.

Liquid AI · InclusionAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 15.5, ranking #112 overall.

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

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Ling 3.0 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.1 and ranks #112 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Ling 3.0 Flash
InclusionAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
35.1
#112
Reasoning
16.2
#252
34.3
#113
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.18 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Ling 3.0 Flash
Math
19.0#187
29.6#92
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 19 for Ling 3.0 Flash

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Ling 3.0 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

122.1B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash has 122.1B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 6358.3% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
124.0Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ling 3.0 Flash specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash does not.

LFM3-VL-2B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ling 3.0 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while Ling 3.0 Flash was released on 2026-08-04.

LFM3-VL-2B is 3 months newer than Ling 3.0 Flash.

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer
Ling 3.0 Flash

Aug 4, 2026

3 months ago

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 LFM3-VL-2B and Ling 3.0 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
Ling 3.0 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Ling 3.0 Flash.

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Ling 3.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 35.1 to 15.5. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Ling 3.0 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 LFM3-VL-2B compare to Ling 3.0 Flash in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Ling 3.0 Flash scores AIME 2026: 93.2%, Multi-IF: 87.7%, HMMT Feb 26: 87.0%, IMO-AnswerBench: 83.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 82.8%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-VL-2B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

LFM3-VL-2B supports an unknown number of tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LFM3-VL-2B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 35.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and Ling 3.0 Flash?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by InclusionAI.

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