Ling 3.1 Flash
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.225 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · tools, reasoning, JSON.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Ling 3.1 Flash 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 | $32.94 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $7.90 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $16.20 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.709 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $77.63 |
Price history
We started tracking Ling 3.1 Flash on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Ling 3.1 Flash: 2 providers
DeepInfra is the cheapest at $0.075 input / $0.225 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Ling 3.1 Flash
Models with the same tool calling, 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 |
| Solar Mini 4 Upstage | $0.05 | $0.20 | 524K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Mercury 2.5 Inception | $0.04 | $0.15 | 260K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| gpt-oss-20b OpenAI | $0.018 | $0.09 | 131K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Ling 3.1 Flash
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $45.90 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $29.08 (63%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $32.94 | $12.96 (28%) |
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Specifications
| Model ID | inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | No |
| Released | Oct 2, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does Ling 3.1 Flash cost?
- $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.225 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.015 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Ling 3.1 Flash?
- 262K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens per response.
- Does Ling 3.1 Flash support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Ling 3.1 Flash?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Solar Mini 4 ($0.05 / $0.20), Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.021 / $0.063).
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