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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Ling 3.0 Flash

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads Ling 3.0 Flash on coding, 51.8 to 29.6 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Ling 3.0 Flash costs 3.3x less per output token ($0.1215 vs $0.396 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 23 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Replace Ling 3.0 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek
Coding
51.8
Overall
55.2
Output $/M
$0.396
20
Ling 3.0 FlashinclusionAI
Coding
29.6
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.1215
3
vs boards won of 23 shared

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Ling 3.0 Flash: which to pick

Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 for coding: it scores 51.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 3.3x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $0.396 per million) and work measured by LegalBench (Vals AI) or CorpFin (Vals AI), where it leads.

Model ADeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek51.8/1004 independent benchmarks$0.01 per solved taskModel BLing 3.0 FlashinclusionAI29.6/1002 independent benchmarks$0.05 per solved task
Shared results
23
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 only
32
Ling 3.0 Flash only
1
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 51.8 from 4 benchmarks, Ling 3.0 Flash 29.6 from 2 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 25.8 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 74.7% against Ling 3.0 Flash 2.9%, 71.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.396 against Ling 3.0 Flash $0.1215 per million output tokens, 3.3x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes 1.05M tokens, Ling 3.0 Flash 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731BarsLing 3.0 FlashTies
Coding80
Intelligence10
Agentic work40
Reasoning30
Knowledge32
General11
All shared boards203
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index80
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
AA Coding Index69.150.6DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)87.3%84.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)88.8%65.2%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)18.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)74.7%2.9%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Code migration (Vals AI)38.6%0.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
IOI (Vals AI)32.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)67.0%50.2%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
SkillsBench (Vals AI)50.7%27.9%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
CyberBench (Vals AI)72.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
SciCode50.3%42.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
FrontierCode18.8%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
WeirdML63.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
ALE-Bench1306.1Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
AA Intelligence Index34.320.1DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Epoch Capabilities Index154.8Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
AA Agentic Index41.019.3DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Finance Agent (Vals AI)49.5%30.3%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)28.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)30.3%0.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)57.0%25.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
BioMysteryBench (Vals AI)64.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)4.3%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
GPQA Diamond89.9%84.8%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)90.8%85.5%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)38.6%23.7%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)91.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
ARC-AGI89.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
ARC-AGI-261.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
SimpleBench61.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Chess puzzles32.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Mystery game puzzles34.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
OTIS Mock AIME94.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 357.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
FrontierMath, tier 424.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
ProofBench56.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
MMLU Pro86.2%82.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
LegalBench (Vals AI)77.7%79.7%Ling 3.0 Flash
CorpFin (Vals AI)61.9%61.9%Ling 3.0 Flash
TaxEval (Vals AI)70.7%70.7%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
MedCode (Vals AI)41.4%32.3%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
SimpleQA Verified33.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
Design Arena: websites1237Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: UI components1233Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: game dev1207Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: data viz1180Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: 3D1208Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1229Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: SVG1184Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art1090Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured50.7%Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)80.4%80.9%Ling 3.0 Flash
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)79.7%73.0%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DTBench90.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
LMCA41.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Ling 3.0 FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.0003Fits in one request
Ling 3.0 Flash$0.0001Fits in one request

Ling 3.0 Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.0082Fits in one request
Ling 3.0 Flash$0.0024Fits in one request

Ling 3.0 Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.032Fits in one request
Ling 3.0 Flash$0.0093Fits in one request

Ling 3.0 Flash costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ling 3.0 Flash
SpecificationDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash
MakerDeepSeekinclusionAI
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 31, 2026July 23, 2026
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.14$0.0405
Output $/Mtok$0.396$0.1215
Coding index51.829.6
Independent measurements behind it42
Cost per solved task$0.01$0.05
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 better than Ling 3.0 Flash for coding?

Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 for coding: it scores 51.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash. Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 3.3x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $0.396 per million) and work measured by LegalBench (Vals AI) or CorpFin (Vals AI), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Ling 3.0 Flash?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.396 per million output tokens; Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.0405 and $0.1215. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.01 and Ling 3.0 Flash $0.05.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Ling 3.0 Flash?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Ling 3.0 Flash comparison based on?

23 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Ling 3.0 Flash's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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