# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.8 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 69.25 to 45.11. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 65.9 for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 33.4 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) in Agentic, with scores of 81.3% and 50.2%.
- Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Gemini 3.8 Flash also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | InclusionAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 69.25 | 45.11 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 31 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $3.75 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 65.9 (Supported · #16/128)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.4 (Supported · #84/128)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Finance Agent v2 | 61.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 89.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 19.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 59.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 81.3% | 50.2% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| ApprenticeBench | 24% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 38.1% | 21.6% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| Hermes Bench | 62.2% | 53.8% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| MazeBench | 4% | 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 61 (Supported · #17/150)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #90/150)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 89.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 89.5% | 84.0% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 80.0% | 65.2% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 19.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 39.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 18.0 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 72.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 82.8% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 74.3 (#17/28)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 76 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 10.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 87.3 (#9/54)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv w/o tools | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LVBench | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (Supported · #13/184)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #105/184)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE-Verified | 54.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-solvable) | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 56.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 94.4% | 84.8% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 90.2% | 82.0% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 22.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#67/148)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 5.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 69.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 68.421% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 21.951% | 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, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Ling 3.0 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.8 Flash and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 65.9 for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 33.4 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.8 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.8 Flash currently has 31 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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