Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Ling 3.1 Flash 1019
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) by Anthropic or Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 by InclusionAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Ling 3.1 Flash 1019
Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max): 45.8% more intelligence, 68.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) | Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 43.9 | +45.8% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 45.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,924.80 | $1,551.81 | −68.5% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 68.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 75.21s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $3.00 / $15.0 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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