Ling 3.0 Flash

Aug 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash
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$0.06 / $0.18per 1M in / out?
182 tok/sfirst token in 1.7 s?
262Kcontext

Rankingin thinking mode?

Strong at

A
Science#77 of 312
B
Reasoning#104 of 334Long context#102 of 273Knowledge#117 of 318
C
Coding#75 of 132Agents & work tasks#88 of 175

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterClaude Haiku 4.5thinking+5%+2,122%$0.28Context: 262K → 200KOpenMiMo v2.6 Flashunstated+5%+94%$0.14 / $0.28Memory (4-bit): 76 GB → 186 GB+4BetterClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking+4%+6,567%$0.56BetterClaude Opus 5.5unstated+13%+8,789%$4 / $20No forced tool use+5BetterClaude Fable 5.1unstated+13%+22,122%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5

Run it yourself

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✓ 80 GB GPU · compressed
LicenceMITfree for commercial use

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam23.7#104
AA Omniscience Index-17.9#118
CritPt (physics)1.7#108
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.220.1#121
AA Omniscience · Accuracy18.2#183
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate44.1#71
AA-LCR (long context) 1.173#102
GDP.pdf · AA all-pass5.4#81
GPQA Diamond85.5#77
Coding
Terminal-Bench 4.00#75
SciCode42#87
Terminal-Bench 2.155.4#60
Agents & Tool Use
AutomationBench-AA3.2#91
GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.122.4#88
τ³-Banking · AA27.2#40
AA-Briefcase 1.1 · Elo797.6#76

FAQ

How much does Ling 3.0 Flash cost?›

$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).

Is Ling 3.0 Flash free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.06 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Ling 3.0 Flash, and what is it best at?›

#104 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #91 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #81 of 133 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Science.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash better than GPT-6 Sol?›

On Vals MedScribe, Ling 3.0 Flash scores 80.9 vs 82 — lower.

How can I use Ling 3.0 Flash?›

Through the API of DeepInfra, Novita.

What is the context window of Ling 3.0 Flash?›

262K tokens, with up to 33K output tokens.

When was Ling 3.0 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-08-04. It has been superseded by Ling 3.1 Flash.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run Ling 3.0 Flash locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Ling 3.0 Flash read images?›

No, it accepts text only.

What is Ling 3.0 Flash?›

Ling 3.0 Flash is an open-weights language model from inclusionAI, released Aug 2026, the successor to Ling 2.6 1T.

What are the best alternatives to Ling 3.0 Flash?›

Claude Haiku 4.5 (better), MiMo v2.6 Flash (open weights).