Model comparison
Ling 2.6 Flash vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Ling 2.6 Flash #154 (Estimated); Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Ling 2.6 Flash and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) share 15 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Ling 2.6 Flash; 1 to Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning).
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 15
- Ling 2.6 Flash only
- 3
- Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) only
- 1
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Ling 2.6 Flash and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 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 256K for Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning).
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 | Ling 2.6 Flash | Δ | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Ling 2.6 Flash27.0 | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Knowledge | Ling 2.6 Flash59.0 | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Ling 2.6 Flash57.0 | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Not measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Ling 2.6 Flash | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Ling 2.6 FlashNot available | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)$0.15 input / $0.6 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Ling 2.6 Flash209.5 tok/s | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Ling 2.6 Flash1.07 s | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Ling 2.6 Flash262K | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)256K | Ling 2.6 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Ling 2.6 Flash | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.1% | 19.6% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
| GPQASource | 59% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 59.3% | 76.9% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-HLESource | 6.2% | 9.5% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -65.7% | -29.9% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 15.4% | 22.1% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 95.8% | 66.8% | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) leads |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Ling 2.6 Flash | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 56.8% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Ling 2.6 Flash and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) 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 Ling 2.6 Flash and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) today?
Ling 2.6 Flash: Pricing unavailable Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning): $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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