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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 4.3. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 1.6x 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 4.3, ranking #39 overall.

On price, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is roughly 1.6x 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
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 1.6x cheaper per token
  • 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
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.3
#39
4.3
#301
Reasoning
44.7
#32
3.8
#296
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.06 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$0.18 / M
$0.08 / M
Context window
262,144
32,768

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin · 8 for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Mistral Small 3 24B 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.06/1M tokens) is 1.2x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.18/1M tokens) is 2.3x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.08/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

* 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
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.08
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

100.0B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 100.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 416.7% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,768 tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,768 tokens.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 19 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

5 days ago

1.6yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Ling 3.0 Flash Fin's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.0 Flash Fin's cutoff date.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is available from DeepInfra. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.08/1M
mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.3 to 4.3. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Mistral Small 3 24B 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%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin cheaper than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 33K 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.3 vs 4.3), context window (262K vs 33K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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