Ling 3.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Ling 3.1 Flash by InclusionAI or Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) by Alibaba? 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
Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) vs Ling 3.1 Flash: 32.8% less intelligence, 14.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 303.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Ling 3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.1 | 27.6 | −32.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 32.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,014.56 | $1,165.00 | +14.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 14.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.66s | 55.12s | +303.5% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 303.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
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.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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