# Ling 3.0 Flash vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.0 Flash and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ling-3-0-flash-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Ling 3.0 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ling 3.0 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 46.39 to 28.63. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 32.3 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 72.4% and 54.4%.
- Ornith-1.5-9B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | Ornith AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 46.39 | 28.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 22 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 32.3 (Supported · #76/119)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 18 (Estimated · #101/119)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MCP Atlas | 65.5% | 54.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| skillsBench | 44.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 73.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 73.6% | 59.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| BrowseComp | 72.2% | 56.4% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| DRACO | 70.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 46.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 30.5% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.8 (Supported · #85/144)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.6% | 47.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE Multilingual | 72.4% | 54.4% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 41.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 65.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 46.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 32.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 72.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 42.4 (Supported · #92/171)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #134/171)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.0% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| GPQA-D | 85.0% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| HLE | 22.7% | 20.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 71.4 (#63/125)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 74.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 72.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 93.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 83.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ling 3.0 Flash or Ornith-1.5-9B?

Ling 3.0 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Ling 3.0 Flash and Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 32.3 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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