Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs text-embedding-3-small.
model vs model · prices as of
text-embedding-3-small takes 3 of 5 rounds against Ling 3.0 Flash VL. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.12.
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
$0.12/M tokens
OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0163 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
OpenAIwins 3 roundstext-embedding-3-small
$0.06/M tokens
OpenAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.012 per 1,000 pages
8k context
List price in (lower wins)
$0.02/M
$0.02/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.06/M
$0/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$0.12/M
$0.06/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.0163
$0.012
Context
262k tokens
8k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
10 Sept 2026
25 Jan 2024
Providers selling it
10
9
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 3
Nous Portal$0.12 / $0.06
LLM Gateway$0.36 / $0.06
TrustedRouter$0.38 / $0.06
Ling 3.0 Flash VL then text-embedding-3-small, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL
OpenRouterOpenRouter's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.06 / $0.18 $0.02 / $0.0665% cheaper · - Ling 3.0 Flash VLOpenRouter$0.06 / $0.18 $0.02 / $0.0665% cheaper ·
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Kilo Gateway$0.06 / $0.18 $0.07 / $0.2224% dearer · - Ling 3.0 Flash VLNous Portal$0.06 / $0.18 $0.02 / $0.0665% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Ling 3.0 Flash VL or text-embedding-3-small?
- text-embedding-3-small, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.12 for Ling 3.0 Flash VL, three parts input to one part output, read on 26 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 $0.12 is the number to beat. text-embedding-3-small: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.06 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 3 providers sell both: Nous Portal, LLM Gateway, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
- Which holds more context?
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL, at 262k tokens against 8k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 26 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.