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Ling 3.1 Flash vs Pixtral Large

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 11.8.

InclusionAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 11.8, 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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Pixtral Large

  • 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 Large
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.1
#14
11.8
#270
Reasoning
47.7
#25
13.1
#254
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$2.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$6.00 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ling 3.1 Flash · 7 for Pixtral Large

No common benchmarks found

Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral Largedon'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

436.0B diff

Ling 3.1 Flash has 436.0B more parameters than Pixtral Large, making it 351.6% larger.

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
560.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
124.0Bparameters
560.0B
Ling 3.1 Flash
124.0B
Pixtral Large

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Pixtral Large specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral Large specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

InclusionAI
Ling 3.1 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Pixtral Large supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ling 3.1 Flash does not.

Pixtral Large 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 Large

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ling 3.1 Flash was released on 2026-09-30, while Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18.

Ling 3.1 Flash is 23 months newer than Pixtral Large.

Ling 3.1 Flash

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.9yr newer
Pixtral Large

Nov 18, 2024

1.9 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 Large side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ling 3.1 Flash
✓ Preferred
Pixtral Large
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FAQ

Common questions about Ling 3.1 Flash vs Pixtral Large.

Which is better, Ling 3.1 Flash or Pixtral Large?

Ling 3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 11.8. Ling 3.1 Flash is made by InclusionAI and Pixtral Large 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 Large in benchmarks?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores CyberGym: 87.9%, DRACO: 85.5%, FrontierSWE: 75.2%, Multi-Challenge: 69.8%, SkillsBench: 68.7%. Pixtral Large scores AI2D: 93.8%, DocVQA: 93.3%, ChartQA: 88.1%, VQAv2: 80.9%, MM-MT-Bench: 74.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral Large?

Ling 3.1 Flash supports an unknown number of tokens and Pixtral Large 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 Large?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.1 vs 11.8), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ling 3.1 Flash and Pixtral Large?

Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI and Pixtral Large is developed by Mistral AI.

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