# Claude Fable 5.1 vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.1 and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Fable 5.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Fable 5.1 has the higher overall point estimate 83.18 to 45.11. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 80.9 for Claude Fable 5.1 and 33.4 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 65% and 22.7%.
- Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Claude Fable 5.1 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | InclusionAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 83.18 | 45.11 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 33 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $10.00 / $50.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Claude Fable 5.1
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 80.9 (Supported · #2/128)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.4 (Supported · #84/128)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 55.80% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 41.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 31.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 77.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass@3 | 81.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass³ | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified avg. turns | 23.7 turns | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 85.0% | 50.2% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| ApprenticeBench | 72% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 58.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 44.8% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 73.6% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 72.2% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 70.4% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | Coming soon | 21.6% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | Coming soon | 53.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Claude Fable 5.1
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Supported · #3/150)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #90/150)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Bug Hunt Bench | 43.0 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 81.2% | 56.6% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | 89.1% | 72.4% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| SWE Multimodal | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 67.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 56.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 73.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 90.5% | 84.0% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 40.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 82.8% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 65.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 85.2 (#4/28)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 76 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 97.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 65.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Claude Fable 5.1
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 86.9 (Supported · #2/184)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #105/184)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 65% | 22.7% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| HLE w/o tools | 60.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 93.4% | 84.8% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 92.4% | 82.0% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#67/148)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 1.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 96.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 90.175% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 87.805% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 93.2% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.1 or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Claude Fable 5.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Fable 5.1 and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 80.9 for Claude Fable 5.1 and 33.4 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Fable 5.1 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Fable 5.1 currently has 33 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ling 3.0 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.0 Flash currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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