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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.0 to 21.1. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 5.3x cheaper per token.

InclusionAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.0 to 21.1, ranking #44 overall.

On price, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is roughly 5.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

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 43.0 and ranks #44 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 5.3x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.0
#44
21.1
#189
Reasoning
44.2
#35
21.1
#182
Agents
29.2
#37
5.3
#146
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.06 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$0.18 / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
262,144
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Tool use
20.4#58
12.5#102
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin · 10 for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 5.0x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin ($0.18/1M tokens) is 5.6x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

356.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 356.0B more parameters than Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, making it 287.1% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 262,144 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 262,144 tokens.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 19 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.6 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. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
* 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.0 to 21.1. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs $0.06/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports 262K 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.0 vs 21.1), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.30/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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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