Ling 3.0 Flash VL
$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens · 131K context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $26.35 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $6.32 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $12.96 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.567 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $62.10 |
Price history
We started tracking Ling 3.0 Flash VL on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM Flash Latest ~Z AI | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Ling 3.0 Flash VL
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $36.72 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $19.90 (54%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $26.35 | $10.37 (28%) |
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Specifications
| Model ID | inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-vl |
| Input | text, image, video |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — inclusionAI/Ling-3.0-flash-VL |
| Released | Sep 10, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does Ling 3.0 Flash VL cost?
- $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.012 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
- 131K tokens, with up to 33K output tokens per response.
- Does Ling 3.0 Flash VL support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 / $0.13), GLM Flash Latest ($0.041 / $0.12).
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