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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Nova Lite

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 7.6. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 1.2x cheaper per token.

InclusionAI · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 7.6, ranking #41 overall.

On price, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is roughly 1.2x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Nova Lite also accepts a larger context window (300,000 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 43.2 and ranks #41 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 1.2x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nova Lite

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 300,000 token context window

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
InclusionAI
Nova Lite
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.2
#41
7.6
#286
Reasoning
44.6
#33
7.1
#283
Agents
29.5
#36
4.9
#149
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.06 / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
$0.18 / M
$0.24 / M
Context window
262,144
300,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Nova Lite
Finance
36.7#5
8.8#154
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin · 27 for Nova Lite

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Nova Litedon'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) costs the same as Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.18/1M tokens) is 1.3x cheaper than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nova Lite 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
Fri Sep 11 2026 • llm-stats.com
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin's 262,144 tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Fri Sep 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash Fin does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 22 months newer than Nova Lite.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.8yr newer
Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.8 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. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

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

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M
* 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 Nova Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
✓ Preferred
Nova Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Nova Lite.

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Nova Lite?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 7.6. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. 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 Nova Lite 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%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin cheaper than Nova Lite?

Both models cost $0.06 per million input tokens.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Nova Lite?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K 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 Nova Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.2 vs 7.6), context window (262K vs 300K), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Nova Lite?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.

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