# Ling 3.1 Flash vs Step 5 Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.1 Flash and Step 5 Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Ling 3.1 Flash and Step 5 Preview share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 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.
- Step 5 Preview has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | StepFun |
| Type | Proprietary | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 68.55 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $1.00 / $2.70 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 63.3 (Estimated · #15/119)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| skillsBench | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 52.5% | 44.0% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| CyberGym | 87.9% | 84.7% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| Finance Agent v2 | 57.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 85.5% | 83.3% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 33.30% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.8% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 88.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 61.9 (Estimated · #16/144)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| terminalBench4 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | 55.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 58.9% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 72.7% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 20.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 61.2 (#28/49)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 60.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 76% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 67.5 (Supported · #19/170)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HealthBench Professional | 65.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 46.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Ling 3.1 Flash and Step 5 Preview?

Not yet. The models share only 3 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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- [Ling 3.1 Flash profile](/models/ling-3-1-flash)
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