# GPT-5.6 Terra vs Ling 3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Terra and Ling 3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-terra-vs-ling-3-1-flash
- Last updated: September 30, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.6 Terra and Ling 3.1 Flash share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Ling 3.1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger published context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | InclusionAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 262K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 72.3 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 33 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $12.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 59.3 (Supported · #22/119)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 20.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 81.8% | 87.9% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| ExploitGym | 23.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 16% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 68.7% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 52.5% | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 85.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 64.5 (Supported · #10/144)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench40 | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| terminalBench4 | Coming soon | 40.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 55.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 65.5 (#19/27)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 78.2 (#16/49)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 80.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 71.1 (Supported · #12/170)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE-Verified | 51.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 57.7% | 65.3% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 85.7 (#35/124)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 96.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Ling 3.1 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 |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.6 Terra and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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## Explore More

- [GPT-5.6 Terra profile](/models/gpt-5-6-terra)
- [Ling 3.1 Flash profile](/models/ling-3-1-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)