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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nova 2 Lite

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 25.4.

InclusionAI · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 25.4, ranking #15 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nova 2 Lite wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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 and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nova 2 Lite

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
51.0
#15
25.4
#175
47.5
#26
26.9
#157
38.8
#18
12.6
#156
38.0
#12
4.7
#165
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.50 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ling 3.1 Flash
Nova 2 Lite
29.0#16
11.3#124
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 19 for Nova 2 Lite

1 shared

Ling 3.1 Flash outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nova 2 Lite is better at 1 benchmark (Multi-Challenge).

Nova 2 Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova 2 Lite specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Nova 2 Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova 2 Lite
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nova 2 Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Nova 2 Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Nova 2 Lite was released on 2025-12-02.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 10 months newer than Nova 2 Lite.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Nova 2 Lite

Dec 2, 2025

10 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Nova 2 Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Nova 2 Lite
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nova 2 Lite.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Nova 2 Lite?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 25.4. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Nova 2 Lite is made by Amazon. 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 Nova 2 Lite in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Nova 2 Lite scores AIME 2025: 91.0%, LongCodeBench: 84.0%, ScreenSpot: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.9%, GPQA: 79.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Nova 2 Lite?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova 2 Lite supports 1.0M 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 Nova 2 Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs 25.4), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Nova 2 Lite?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon.