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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi 4

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 5.4.

InclusionAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 5.4, 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 and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Phi 4

  • 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 4
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
5.4
#312
Reasoning
47.5
#26
6.5
#303
Coding
38.8
#18
3.4
#231
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.07 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
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16,384

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 13 for Phi 4

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4don'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

545.3B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 545.3B more parameters than Phi 4, making it 3709.5% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4
14.7Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
14.7B
Phi 4

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi 4 specifies input context (16,384 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,384 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 22 months newer than Phi 4.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.8yr newer
Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ling 3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

Ling 3.1 Flash

—

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Phi 4
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi 4.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Phi 4?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to 5.4. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Phi 4 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 4 in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi 4 supports 16K 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 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs 5.4), licensing (Unknown vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Phi 4 is developed by Microsoft.

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