Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Ling 3.1 Flash by InclusionAI or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Ling 3.1 Flash scores 18.2 points higher (41.1 vs 22.9) but costs 1.7× as much to run the benchmark ($1015 vs $596; both premium class). Pick Ling 3.1 Flash when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.1 | 22.9 | −44.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 44.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,014.56 | $596.33 | −41.2% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 41.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.48s | 15.27s | +13.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 13.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Ling 3.1 Flash: 44.3% less intelligence, 41.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 13.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Ling 3.1 Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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