# GPT-5.6 Terra vs Ling 3.0 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Terra and Ling 3.0 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-terra-vs-ling-3-0-flash
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.6 Terra 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-5.6 Terra leads overall 71.44 to 52.2.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 67.2 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 42.8 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 95.4% and 65.2%.
- Ling 3.0 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Terra also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | InclusionAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 71.44 | 52.2 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 31 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.50 / $15.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Terra
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 60.8 (Supported · #22/151)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 40 (Supported · #121/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 20.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 87.5% | 72.2% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 81.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 23.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 77.5% | 50.2% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| 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 |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 70.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 67.2 (Supported · #9/183)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 42.8 (Estimated · #126/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 63.4% | 56.6% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| deepSwe | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 64.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.9% | 84.0% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.4% | 65.2% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| 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-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 77.1 (#15/48)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 80.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 63.4 (#16/22)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 69.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Terra
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 69.6 (Supported · #15/181)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 45.9 (Supported · #112/181)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.9% | 85.0% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| GPQA-D | 92.9% | 85.0% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| HLE-Verified | 51.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 57.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.9% | 84.8% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | 82.0% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| HLE | Coming soon | 22.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 86.8 (#35/120)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.6 (#58/120)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 97 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.0 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 84.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 84.900% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 68.300% | 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-5.6 Terra or Ling 3.0 Flash?

GPT-5.6 Terra is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Terra and Ling 3.0 Flash?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 67.2 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 42.8 for Ling 3.0 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Terra cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Terra 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 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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