Grok 4.5 (High) vs Ling 3.1 Flash
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.5 (High) by SpaceXAI or Ling 3.1 Flash by InclusionAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Ling 3.1 Flash
Ling 3.1 Flash vs Grok 4.5 (High): 5.9% more intelligence, 18.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 27.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.5 (High) | Ling 3.1 Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.8 | 41.1 | +5.9% Ling 3.1 Flash is 5.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,243.85 | $1,014.56 | −18.4% Ling 3.1 Flash is 18.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.82s | 13.64s | −27.5% Ling 3.1 Flash is 27.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Ling 3.1 Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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