Knowledge
Directional only- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- 84.0
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- 66.1
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Model comparison
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 vs ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Updated August 4, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
2 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
2 Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 only
2 Shared
5 ZAYA1-74B-Preview only
- Shared results
- 2
- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 only
- 2
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview only
- 5
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
1 category uses different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Agentic
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- Not measured
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- 40.4
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- 53.2
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- Not measured
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- Not measured
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- 76.4
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- Not measured
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- Not measured
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- 73.4
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 84.0 | 66.1 | Directional only1 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Agentic | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 40.4 | 53.2 | Not comparable1 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | 76.4 | Not comparable0 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 73.4 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
GPQA
Knowledge
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8: 84%ZAYA1-74B-Preview: 57.3%Normalized gap 26.7Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 source ZAYA1-74B-Preview source
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has no comparable published API token rate. ZAYA1-74B-Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has no comparable published API token rate. ZAYA1-74B-Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has no comparable published API token rate. ZAYA1-74B-Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationLing 3.0 Flash FP8ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
256K
API model ID
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Not sourced
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
No comparable hosted API rate
InclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 model cardZAYA1-74B-Preview
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Not sourced
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Not sourced
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Not sourced
Provider availability
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Not sourced
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Reasoning
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Reasoning
Weight access
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Open Weight
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Open Weight
License
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
Open Weight
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
Open Weight
Release date
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8
2026-08-04
ZAYA1-74B-Preview
2026-05-07
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has the larger documented window (262K).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence9 rows
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 or ZAYA1-74B-Preview?
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 or ZAYA1-74B-Preview?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 or ZAYA1-74B-Preview?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.
Which costs less, Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 or ZAYA1-74B-Preview?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 or ZAYA1-74B-Preview?
Ling 3.0 Flash FP8 has the larger documented context window: 262K, compared with 256K.
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