Model comparison
Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Ling 2.6 Flash
Head-to-head evidence from 8 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking #184 (Supported); Ling 2.6 Flash #154 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Ling 2.6 Flash share 8 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking; 10 to Ling 2.6 Flash.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 8
- Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking only
- 1
- Ling 2.6 Flash only
- 10
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Ling 2.6 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 8 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Ling 2.6 Flash has the larger context window at 262K, compared with 200K for Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Δ | Ling 2.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Ling 2.6 Flash27.0 |
| Knowledge | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Ling 2.6 Flash59.0 |
| Inst. Following | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Ling 2.6 Flash57.0 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Ling 2.6 Flash | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot available | Ling 2.6 FlashNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking29 tok/s | Ling 2.6 Flash209.5 tok/s | Ling 2.6 Flash has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking15.00 s | Ling 2.6 Flash1.07 s | Ling 2.6 Flash reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking200K | Ling 2.6 Flash262K | Ling 2.6 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Ling 2.6 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 33.7% | 14.1% | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 80.9% | 59.3% | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking leads |
| AA-HLESource | 11.9% | 6.2% | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking leads |
| GPQASource | — | 59% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -65.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 15.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 95.8% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Ling 2.6 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 67.9% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Ling 2.6 Flash on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Ling 2.6 Flash today?
Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking: Pricing unavailable Ling 2.6 Flash: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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