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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -3.8.

InclusionAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -3.8, 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 Phi-3.5-mini-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
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.1
#14
-3.8
#362
Reasoning
47.7
#25
-4.7
#358
Coding
39.2
#17
-6.9
#276
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 · 31 for Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi-3.5-mini-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

556.2B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 556.2B more parameters than Phi-3.5-mini-instruct, making it 14636.8% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
3.8Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
3.8B
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi-3.5-mini-instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Phi-3.5-mini-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-mini-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 Phi-3.5-mini-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 26 months newer than Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.1yr newer
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

2.1 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

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to -3.8. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi-3.5-mini-instruct in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Phi-3.5-mini-instruct scores GSM8k: 86.2%, ARC-C: 84.6%, RULER: 84.1%, PIQA: 81.0%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi-3.5-mini-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 Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.1 vs -3.8), licensing (Unknown vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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