Ling 3.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Flash Next: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by InclusionAI, while Qwen3.8 Flash Next comes from Alibaba. Qwen3.8 Flash Next 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 180 billion for Qwen3.8 Flash Next.
We have 11 benchmark results for Ling 3.1 Flash and 23 benchmark results for Qwen3.8 Flash Next, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.
Qwen3.8 Flash Next is available through an API at $0.16 per million input tokens with a 1M-token context window. We do not track a hosted API for Ling 3.1 Flash, so pricing and context cannot be compared directly.
| Characteristic | Ling 3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8 Flash Next |
|---|---|---|
| Company | InclusionAI | Alibaba |
| Release Date | September 30, 2026 | August 26, 2026 |
| Parameters | 560B | 180B |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | — | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | — | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | — | $0.16 |
| Output Price / 1M | — | $0.47 |
| Average Score | 65.0% | 67.1% |
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 Flash Next — 0.7.
Ling 3.1 Flash is newer: released 9/30/2026 vs 8/26/2026.
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The Ling 3.1 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 3.1 Flash or Qwen3.8 Flash Next page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.