# GPT-5.4 mini vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.4 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Ling 3.0 Flash only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.4 mini leads overall 62.63 to 52.2.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 44.5 for GPT-5.4 mini and 73.7 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 41.5% 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.
- GPT-5.4 mini also has the larger context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | InclusionAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 62.63 | 52.2 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $4.50 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 42.4 (Estimated · #113/151)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 40 (Supported · #121/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 57.7% | 65.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Toolathlon | 42.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 54.7% | 50.2% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| 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: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 42.9 (Supported · #125/183)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 42.8 (Estimated · #126/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 47.97% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 81.5% | 84.0% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 73.0% | 65.2% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| 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 |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 57.2 (#31/48)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 73.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 69.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: GPT-5.4 mini
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 56.3 (Supported · #53/181)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 45.9 (Supported · #112/181)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 88% | 85.0% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| HLE | 41.5% | 22.7% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| HLE w/o tools | 28.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 83.1% | 84.8% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 84.6% | 82.0% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 89.6 (#23/120)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.6 (#58/120)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 44.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 28.280% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.080% | 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, GPT-5.4 mini or Ling 3.0 Flash?

GPT-5.4 mini is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.4 mini and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 44.5 for GPT-5.4 mini and 73.7 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.4 mini cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.4 mini currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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

Ling 3.0 Flash currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-4-mini)
- [Ling 3.0 Flash vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-ling-3-0-flash)
- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4 nano](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [Ling 3.0 Flash vs GPT-5.4 nano](/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-ling-3-0-flash)

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- [GPT-5.4 mini profile](/models/gpt-5-4-mini)
- [Ling 3.0 Flash profile](/models/ling-3-0-flash)
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