Ling 3.1 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick

Pick Ling 3.1 Flash if

• you want the higher overall score (43.9 vs 9.3)
• you care about Humanity's Last Exam (hard reasoning): 43.5 vs 4.9
• you care about Terminal-Bench 4.0 (terminal tasks): 32.8 vs 0
• you need a longer context window (262K vs 128K tokens)

Pick Llama 4 Maverick if

• you want the lower bill ($0.42 vs $0.45 per 1M tokens blended)
• you need to send images

Is Ling 3.1 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick cheaper?

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper. It charges $0.24 per 1M input tokens and $0.97 per 1M output tokens, against $0.30 and $0.90 for Ling 3.1 Flash. Blended 3 parts input to 1 part output, that is $0.42 against $0.45 per 1M tokens.

Which is smarter, Ling 3.1 Flash or Llama 4 Maverick?

Ling 3.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 43.9 against 9.3 for Llama 4 Maverick. The biggest differences are on Humanity's Last Exam (43.5 vs 4.9) and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (32.8 vs 0).

Which has the longer context window?

Ling 3.1 Flash accepts 262K tokens, against 128K for Llama 4 Maverick.

Can I compare Ling 3.1 Flash and Llama 4 Maverick on my own prompt?

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