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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -4.7.

InclusionAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -4.7, ranking #14 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 51.1 and ranks #14 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.1
#14
-4.7
#366
Reasoning
47.7
#25
-4.8
#357
Coding
39.2
#17
-14.5
#281
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 11 for Ministral 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Ministral 8B 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

552.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 552.0B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 6882.7% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ministral 8B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Ministral 8B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 24 months newer than Ministral 8B Instruct.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer
Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

2.0 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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Ministral 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Ministral 8B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Ministral 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -4.7. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Ministral 8B Instruct 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 3.1 Flash compare to Ministral 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Ling 3.1 Flash and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.1 vs -4.7), licensing (Unknown vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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