Ling 3.1 Flash vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Ling 3.1 Flash costs 2.5x less per output token than Mistral Small 3.1 24B ($0.225 vs $0.555 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.225
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.555
Ling 3.1 Flash or Mistral Small 3.1 24B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Ling 3.1 Flash for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.225 vs $0.555 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 128K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ling 3.1 Flash has results on SciCode, AA Intelligence Index and Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run); Mistral Small 3.1 24B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Ling 3.1 Flash has a AA Intelligence Index result, 41.1.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Ling 3.1 Flash
Ling 3.1 Flash takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ling 3.1 Flash
Ling 3.1 Flash $0.0002, Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.0006 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ling 3.1 Flash not benchmarked, Mistral Small 3.1 24B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Ling 3.1 Flash $0.225 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.555 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- Ling 3.1 Flash takes 262K tokens, Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 54.1% | Not measured | Only Ling 3.1 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1309 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1301 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 41.1 | Not measured | Only Ling 3.1 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 39.4% | Not measured | Only Ling 3.1 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1278 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1257 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1290 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1119 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1158 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1261 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1271 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1265 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1267 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1271 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1257 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index26 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 83.0% | Not measured | Only Ling 3.1 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1277 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1263 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1252 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1136 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1295 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1255 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1253 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1266 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1208 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1207 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1273 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1284 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1263 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1242 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1270 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1299 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1268 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1250 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1157 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1155 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1132 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1142 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1153 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1155 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1123 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 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
Ling 3.1 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Ling 3.1 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Ling 3.1 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.
| Specification | inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | inclusionAI | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 2, 2026 | March 17, 2025 |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.075 | $0.351 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.225 | $0.555 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ling 3.1 Flash better than Mistral Small 3.1 24B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Ling 3.1 Flash for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.225 vs $0.555 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 128K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Ling 3.1 Flash or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Ling 3.1 Flash costs $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.225 per million output tokens; Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.351 and $0.555. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ling 3.1 Flash or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Ling 3.1 Flash, with 262K tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both Ling 3.1 Flash and Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ling 3.1 Flash has results on SciCode, AA Intelligence Index and Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run); Mistral Small 3.1 24B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.