Which is cheaper, Ling 3.0 Flash VL or Phi 4?

Phi 4, at $0.35 per million tokens against $0.36 for Ling 3.0 Flash VL, three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

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. Phi 4: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 5 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.

Which holds more context?

Ling 3.0 Flash VL, at 131k tokens against 16k.

Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs Phi 4.

model vs model · prices as of 17 Sept 2026

Ling 3.0 Flash VL and Phi 4 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.

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

Microsoft

Phi 4

$0.35/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0504 per 1,000 pages

16k context · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.06/M

$0.07/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.18/M

$0.14/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.36/M

$0.35/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0468

$0.0504

Context

131k tokens

16k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

10 Sept 2026

10 Jan 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 5

DeepInfra$0.36 / $0.35
Eden AI$0.36 / $0.35
Kilo Gateway$0.36 / $0.35
OpenRouter$0.36 / $0.35
TrustedRouter$0.38 / $0.37

Ling 3.0 Flash VL then Phi 4, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

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 VL or Phi 4?: Phi 4, at $0.35 per million tokens against $0.36 for Ling 3.0 Flash VL, three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: 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. Phi 4: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 5 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.
Which holds more context?: Ling 3.0 Flash VL, at 131k tokens against 16k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 17 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.