Hy3 vs Ling 3.1 Flash 1019
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 scores 18.6 points higher (43.9 vs 25.3) but costs 10× as much to run the benchmark ($1552 vs $150; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 when you need intelligence above 25.3, and Hy3 when 25.3 is enough.
| Metric | Hy3 | Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 43.9 | +73.5% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 73.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $1,551.81 | +937.2% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.29s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 vs Hy3: 73.5% more intelligence, 937.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- 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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