Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Ling 3.0 Flash. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
20.70
Total cost
$1501
InclusionAILing 3.0 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.10
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Ling 3.0 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.720.1−2.9% Ling 3.0 Flash is 2.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.89s10.53s−49.6% Ling 3.0 Flash is 49.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.07 / $0.22
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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