Ling 3.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8-27B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI, while Qwen3.8-27B comes from Alibaba. Qwen3.8-27B was released in August 2026, and Ling 3.1 Flash followed a month later in September 2026. Ling 3.1 Flash is the larger model at roughly 560 billion parameters, against 28 billion for Qwen3.8-27B.
We have 11 benchmark results for Ling 3.1 Flash and 26 benchmark results for Qwen3.8-27B, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.
| Characteristic | Ling 3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Company | InclusionAI | Alibaba |
| Release Date | September 30, 2026 | August 14, 2026 |
| Parameters | 560B | 28B |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Average Score | 65.0% | 66.3% |
Verdict
Ling 3.1 Flash leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: Ling 3.1 Flash — 0.6, Qwen3.8-27B — 0.7.
Ling 3.1 Flash is newer: released 9/30/2026 vs 8/14/2026.
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