Which is cheaper, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Ling 3.0 Flash VL?

Neither: both run at $0.36 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.36 is the number to beat. Ling 3.0 Flash VL: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.36 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 6 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.

Which holds more context?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, at 262k tokens against 131k.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin takes 1 of 5 rounds against Ling 3.0 Flash VL. Both cost $0.36 per million tokens to run.

InclusionAIwins 1 rounds

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

$0.36/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0468 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling

InclusionAI

Ling 3.0 Flash VL

$0.36/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0468 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.06/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.18/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.36/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0468

Context

262k tokens

131k tokens

Open weights

not stated

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

27 Aug 2026

10 Sept 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 6

DeepInfra$0.36 / $0.36
Eden AI$0.36 / $0.36
Kilo Gateway$0.36 / $0.36
Nous Portal$0.36 / $0.36
OpenRouter$0.36 / $0.36
TrustedRouter$0.38 / $0.38

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin then Ling 3.0 Flash VL, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Ling 3.0 Flash FinNous Portal$0.05 / $0.14 $0.06 / $0.1825% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash VLNous Portal$0.05 / $0.14 $0.06 / $0.1825% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Ling 3.0 Flash VL?: Neither: both run at $0.36 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Ling 3.0 Flash Fin: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.36 is the number to beat. Ling 3.0 Flash VL: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.36 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 6 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.
Which holds more context?: Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, at 262k tokens against 131k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.