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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Step3-VL-10B

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 25.5.

InclusionAI · StepFun · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 25.5, ranking #41 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 43.2 and ranks #41 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Step3-VL-10B

  • 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
Step3-VL-10B
StepFun
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.2
#41
25.5
#155
Reasoning
44.6
#33
25.4
#150
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 · 6 for Step3-VL-10B

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Step3-VL-10Bdon'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

114.0B diff

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 114.0B more parameters than Step3-VL-10B, making it 1140.0% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
124.0Bparameters
StepFun
Step3-VL-10B
10.0Bparameters
124.0B
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
10.0B
Step3-VL-10B

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
StepFun
Step3-VL-10B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Step3-VL-10B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.0 Flash Fin does not.

Step3-VL-10B 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

Step3-VL-10B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin was released on 2026-09-03, while Step3-VL-10B was released on 2026-01-15.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 8 months newer than Step3-VL-10B.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Sep 3, 2026

1 weeks ago

7mo newer
Step3-VL-10B

Jan 15, 2026

8 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 Step3-VL-10B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin
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Step3-VL-10B
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Step3-VL-10B.

Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Step3-VL-10B?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin leads the LLM Stats Score 43.2 to 25.5. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is made by InclusionAI and Step3-VL-10B is made by StepFun. 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 Step3-VL-10B 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%. Step3-VL-10B scores MMBench: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 87.7%, MathVista: 84.0%, MMMU: 78.1%, MathVision: 70.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Step3-VL-10B?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin supports 262K tokens and Step3-VL-10B 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 Step3-VL-10B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.2 vs 25.5), 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 Step3-VL-10B?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is developed by InclusionAI and Step3-VL-10B is developed by StepFun.

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