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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi 4 Mini

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -4.1.

InclusionAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -4.1, 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 Phi 4 Mini

  • 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 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
-4.1
#363
Reasoning
47.5
#26
-4.2
#356
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4 Minidon'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 4 Mini, making it 14483.3% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 20 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.7yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini 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 Mini'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

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Phi 4 Mini?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -4.1. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Phi 4 Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the main differences between Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs -4.1), licensing (Unknown vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Phi 4 Mini?

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

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