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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to -4.6. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 1.1x cheaper per token.

InclusionAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.3 to -4.6, ranking #39 overall.

On price, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is roughly 1.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

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
  • cost matters — it's about 1.1x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
InclusionAI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.3
#39
-4.6
#350
Reasoning
44.7
#32
-4.7
#341
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.06 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$0.18 / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
262,144
128,000

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin · 11 for Ministral 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Ministral 8B Instructdon'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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs less

For input processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.06/1M tokens) is 1.7x cheaper than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.18/1M tokens) is 1.8x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Ministral 8B Instruct is more expensive than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

116.0B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 116.0B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 1446.2% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Ministral 8B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 23 months newer than Ministral 8B Instruct.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

6 days ago

1.9yr newer
Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

1.9 years 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

Provider Availability

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is available from DeepInfra. Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Ministral 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
✓ Preferred
Ministral 8B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Ministral 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to -4.6. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ling 3.0 Flash Fin compare to Ministral 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

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%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin cheaper than Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.3 vs -4.6), context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Unknown vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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