# Ling 3.0 Flash vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.0 Flash and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ling-3-0-flash-vs-qwen3-8-flash-next
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has the higher overall point estimate 64.23 to 45.47. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 32.5 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 59.5 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 22.7% and 35.9%.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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 | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 45.47 | 64.23 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 22 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 32.5 (Supported · #81/123)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.5 (Estimated · #24/123)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MCP Atlas | 65.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 44.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 73.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 73.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 72.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 70.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 55.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 51.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 19.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 32.9 (Supported · #85/146)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 52.4 (Supported · #37/146)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.6% | 62.5% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| SWE Multilingual | 72.4% | 81% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| 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 |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 48.1% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 58.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 76.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 80.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 87.7 (#8/54)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 64.0% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 76.6% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 90.6% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 90.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.8 (Supported · #100/177)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.4 (Supported · #47/177)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.0% | 91.7% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| GPQA-D | 85.0% | 91.7% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| HLE | 22.7% | 35.9% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 35.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#63/127)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 91.2 (#22/127)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 74.5% | 81.3% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 74.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 32.5 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 59.5 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

### 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs Ling 3.0 Flash FP8](/compare/ling-3-0-flash-fp8-vs-qwen3-8-flash-next)

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