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Gemma 4 31B vs Ling 2.6 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

61.08/100
Margin
17.2pts
← winning
InclusionAI
43.87/100
1 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 31B #43 (Supported); Ling 2.6 Flash #154 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 4 31B and Ling 2.6 Flash share 16 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 13 results are unique to Gemma 4 31B; 2 to Ling 2.6 Flash.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
16
Gemma 4 31B only
13
Ling 2.6 Flash only
2
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Pick Gemma 4 31B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Ling 2.6 Flash only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 262K context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemma 4 31B is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 61.08 to 43.87. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Gemma 4 31B's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 41.6 against 27. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 84.3% to 59%. Ling 2.6 Flash does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Gemma 4 31B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Ling 2.6 Flash is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Ling 2.6 Flash gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 31B.

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 scores and score margins for Gemma 4 31B and Ling 2.6 Flash
CategoryGemma 4 31BΔLing 2.6 Flash
CodingGemma 4 31B41.6Margin 14.6Ling 2.6 Flash27.0
KnowledgeGemma 4 31B52.9Margin 6.1Ling 2.6 Flash59.0
MultimodalGemma 4 31B76.9MarginNo overlapLing 2.6 FlashNot measured
Inst. FollowingGemma 4 31BNot measuredMarginNo overlapLing 2.6 Flash57.0

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemma 4 31BB · Ling 2.6 Flash
  1. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 84.3%B 59%
    Winner: Gemma 4 31BΔ 25.3
    GPQA: Gemma 4 31B scored 84.3%; Ling 2.6 Flash scored 59%. Gemma 4 31B wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemma 4 31B$0 input / $0 outputLing 2.6 FlashNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemma 4 31BNot availableLing 2.6 Flash209.5 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemma 4 31BNot availableLing 2.6 Flash1.07 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemma 4 31B256KLing 2.6 Flash262KLing 2.6 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 14.4%2.3%Gemma 4 31B leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 59.9%86%Ling 2.6 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 15.2%2.2%Gemma 4 31B leads
GDPval-AASource 804545Gemma 4 31B leads
Gert LabsSource 35.26%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 28.3%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 37.3%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 15.1%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 36.4%Not comparable
CodingGemma 4 31B wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
SWE-RebenchSource 41.6%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 75.2%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 43.4%25.3%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-SciCodeSource 43.4%27.1%Gemma 4 31B leads
SciCodeSource 27%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 62.0%25.0%Gemma 4 31B leads
CritPtSource 1.4%0.0%Gemma 4 31B leads
KnowledgeLing 2.6 Flash wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
GPQASource 84.3%59%Gemma 4 31B leads
MMLU-ProSource 85.2%Not comparable
HLESource 26.5%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 19.5%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 29.4%14.1%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 85.7%59.3%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-HLESource 22.7%6.2%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -45.4%-65.7%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 19.9%15.4%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 81.6%95.8%Gemma 4 31B leads
AA Openness IndexSource 38.9%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
MMMU-ProSource 76.9%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.4%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemma 4 31BLing 2.6 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 75.6%57.4%Gemma 4 31B leads
IFBenchSource 57%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Gemma 4 31B or Ling 2.6 Flash?

Gemma 4 31B is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 61.08 to 43.87. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 84.3% and 59%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 31B or Ling 2.6 Flash?

Ling 2.6 Flash has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 59 versus 52.9. Inside this category, AA-GPQA Diamond is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 31B or Ling 2.6 Flash?

Gemma 4 31B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 41.6 versus 27. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemma 4 31B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$429
Break-even
Ling 2.6 Flash
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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