# Ling 3.0 Flash vs Spark-X2.6-4B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.0 Flash and Spark-X2.6-4B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ling-3-0-flash-vs-spark-x2-6-4b
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 12
- 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 45.07 to 40.14. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 75.1 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 48.8 for Spark-X2.6-4B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BrowseComp in Agentic, with scores of 72.2% and 53.1%.
- Spark-X2.6-4B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Spark-X2.6-4B also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | SparkLLM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 45.07 | 40.14 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 20 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.4 (Supported · #87/131)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 33 (Estimated · #89/131)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MCP Atlas | 65.5% | 62.4% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| skillsBench | 44.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 73.0% | 71.8% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| WideResearch | 73.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 72.2% | 53.1% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| DRACO | 70.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 21.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | 53.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 86.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 36.9% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 34.7% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 69.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 31.6 (Supported · #92/152)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #95/152)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.6% | 54.3% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE Multilingual | 72.4% | 64.7% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 41.2% | 36.8% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 65.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 48.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 53.3% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.5 (Supported · #107/187)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 43 (Estimated · #109/187)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.0% | 69.9% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| GPQA-D | 85.0% | 77.1% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| HLE | 22.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 17.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Spark-X2.6-4B
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#68/149)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 78.2 (#62/149)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 74.5% | 75.8% | Spark-X2.6-4B |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 93.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 76.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 93.2% | 91.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 87.0% | 81.3% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| IMOAnswerBench | 83.7% | 75.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ling 3.0 Flash or Spark-X2.6-4B?

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 Spark-X2.6-4B?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 75.1 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 48.8 for Spark-X2.6-4B.

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

Ling 3.0 Flash currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Spark-X2.6-4B cover on BenchLM?

Spark-X2.6-4B currently has 20 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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