# Ling 2.6 Flash vs Step 3.5 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 2.6 Flash and Step 3.5 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ling-2-6-flash-vs-step-3-5-flash
- Last updated: September 8, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Ling 2.6 Flash and Step 3.5 Flash.

## Summary

- Ling 2.6 Flash and Step 3.5 Flash do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 2.6 Flash | Step 3.5 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | StepFun |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 40.82 | 49.85 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.10 / $0.30 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 2.6 Flash public-lane score: 42.4 (Estimated · #108/152)
- Step 3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 2.6 Flash public-lane score: 40.9 (Estimated · #114/151)
- Step 3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 2.6 Flash public-lane score: 42.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Step 3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 2.6 Flash public-lane score: 40.1 (Estimated · #132/182)
- Step 3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 2.6 Flash public-lane score: 46.6 (#87/121)
- Step 3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Can I compare Ling 2.6 Flash and Step 3.5 Flash on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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## Explore More

- [Ling 2.6 Flash profile](/models/ling-2-6-flash)
- [Step 3.5 Flash profile](/models/step-3-5-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)