Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) vs. Ling 3.0 Flash
Comparison between Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) and Ling 3.0 Flash across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) | Ling 3.0 Flash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 66 | 38 | Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) is more intelligent than Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $7.17 | $0.05 | Ling 3.0 Flash is cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) |
| Output Speed | 66 tokens/s | 374 tokens/s | Ling 3.0 Flash is faster than Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) |
| Time to First Token | 291.07s | 2.92s | Ling 3.0 Flash responds faster than Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) |
| Context Window | 1000k tokens~1,500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 262k tokens~393 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) has a larger context window than Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Release Date | September 2026 | August 2026 | Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) has a more recent release date than Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Both Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) and Ling 3.0 Flash have reasoning |
| Image Input Support | Yes | No | Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) has image input support while Ling 3.0 Flash does not |
| Open Source (Weights) | No | Yes | Ling 3.0 Flash is open source while Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) is proprietary |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) is more intelligent. Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) scores 66, compared with Ling 3.0 Flash at 38 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Ling 3.0 Flash is faster. Ling 3.0 Flash generates 374.4 tokens per second, compared with Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 66.2 tokens per second.
Ling 3.0 Flash is cheaper. Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.05 per 1M tokens, compared with Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at $7.17 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Ling 3.0 Flash has lower latency. Ling 3.0 Flash has a time to first token of 2.92s, compared with Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 291.07s.
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) has a larger context window. Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) supports 1.0M tokens, compared with Ling 3.0 Flash at 260k tokens.