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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.8.

InclusionAI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.8, ranking #15 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Ling 3.1 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.0 and ranks #15 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
4.8
#316
Reasoning
47.5
#26
5.3
#311
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 7 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1don'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

552.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 552.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 6900.0% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 19 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Ling 3.1 Flash

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 4.8. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ling 3.1 Flash compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the main differences between Ling 3.1 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs 4.8), licensing (Unknown vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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