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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Pixtral-12B

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.6.

InclusionAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.6, 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 Pixtral-12B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ling 3.1 Flash
InclusionAI
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
-1.6
#352
Reasoning
47.5
#26
-3.8
#354
Coding
38.8
#18
-2.6
#265
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral-12Bdon'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

547.6B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 547.6B more parameters than Pixtral-12B, making it 4416.1% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
12.4B
Pixtral-12B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Pixtral-12B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral-12B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Pixtral-12B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Pixtral-12B 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

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 25 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Pixtral-12B?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -1.6. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Pixtral-12B 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 Pixtral-12B in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral-12B?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Pixtral-12B 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 Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs -1.6), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral-12B?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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