Ling 3.0 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Flash Next: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by InclusionAI, while Qwen3.8 Flash Next comes from Alibaba. Both were released in August 2026. The two are similar in size, at about 124 billion and 180 billion parameters respectively.
The two models share 4 published benchmarks. Qwen3.8 Flash Next leads on 4 of them. The widest gaps are on LiveCodeBench v6, where Qwen3.8 Flash Next scores 91.9% against 82.8%; SWE-bench Multilingual, where Qwen3.8 Flash Next scores 81.0% against 72.4%. Averaged across everything we track, Ling 3.0 Flash sits at 68.5% and Qwen3.8 Flash Next at 67.1%.
Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper API at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens, roughly 3 times cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next at $0.16 and $0.47. Qwen3.8 Flash Next takes the larger context window at 1M tokens, compared with 131K for Ling 3.0 Flash. Ling 3.0 Flash accepts text as input, while Qwen3.8 Flash Next accepts text, images, and video. On tooling, only Qwen3.8 Flash Next supports function calling and only Qwen3.8 Flash Next offers structured output.
| Characteristic | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8 Flash Next |
|---|---|---|
| Company | InclusionAI | Alibaba |
| Release Date | August 4, 2026 | August 26, 2026 |
| Parameters | 124B | 180B |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 131K | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 131K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.06 | $0.16 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.18 | $0.47 |
| Average Score | 68.5% | 67.1% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 82.8% | 91.9% |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 72.4% | 81.0% |
| IFBench | 74.5% | 81.3% |
| SWE-Bench Pro | 56.6% | 62.5% |
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Verdict
Qwen3.8 Flash Next leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: Ling 3.0 Flash — 0.7, Qwen3.8 Flash Next — 0.7.
Ling 3.0 Flash is 2.6x cheaper: input $0.06/1M vs $0.16/1M tokens.
Qwen3.8 Flash Next supports a larger context: 1M vs 131K tokens.
Qwen3.8 Flash Next is newer: released 8/26/2026 vs 8/4/2026.
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The Ling 3.0 Flash and Qwen3.8 Flash Next comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Ling 3.0 Flash or Qwen3.8 Flash Next page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.