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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.0 to -2.4.

InclusionAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.0 to -2.4, ranking #44 overall.

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
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

  • 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
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.0
#44
-2.4
#338
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.06 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.18 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
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Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin · 1 for Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)don'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

121.0B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 121.0B more parameters than Shieldstral 1.0 (3B), making it 4033.3% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
3.0Bparameters
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
3.0B
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ling 3.0 Flash Fin specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Ling 3.0 Flash Fin specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash Fin does not.

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) 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

Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03, while Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) was released on 2026-08-04.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 1 month newer than Shieldstral 1.0 (3B).

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

2 weeks ago

1mo newer
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)

Aug 4, 2026

1 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

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
✓ Preferred
Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Shieldstral 1.0 (3B).

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.0 to -2.4. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) 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 Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) 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%. Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) scores XSTest: 94.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) supports an unknown number of 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 Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.0 vs -2.4), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B)?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Shieldstral 1.0 (3B) is developed by Mistral AI.

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