Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) has a larger context window than Andromeda Alpha (262K tokens vs 128K tokens).
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Andromeda Alpha: Dish Name: Moonlit Mug Cake Ingredients (Serves 1): All-purpose flour (½ cup) Sugar (¼ cup) Cinnamon (1 tsp) Salt (¼ tsp) Unsalted butter (3 tbsp, melted) Milk (⅓ cup) Vanilla extract (1 tsp) Instructions: Prep: In a rainproof mug, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt (1–2 mins).
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free): ✨ Midnight Stardust Pasta ✨ A silky, golden garlic butter pasta that tastes far more magical than its humble ingredients suggest. ⏱ Time Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 12 minutes Total: 17 minutes 🛒 Ingredients (7 Pantry Staples) Spaghetti (8 oz) Butter (4 tbsp) Olive oil (2 tbsp) Garlic (4 cloves, minced) Parmesan cheese (½…
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Andromeda Alpha: 1-Month Plan for Better Health & Longevity Focus: Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Stress Management Week 1: Build Foundations Diet Start a simple food diary (phone app like MyFitnessPal) to track meals for 3 days → Identify gaps/nutrient-rich swaps.
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free): 🌱 Your 1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan 🥗 Key Area 1: Diet — Nourish Your Body Week 1: Add one extra serving of vegetables to your day (e.g., a handful of spinach in your morning eggs or a side salad at dinner). Week 2: Swap one sugary drink (soda, juice, sweetened coffee) per day for water or herbal tea.
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Free | Free |
| Output price | Free | Free |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Sep 2026 |
| At 10M a month | $0 | $0 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Andromeda Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is developed by inclusionAI. Andromeda Alpha has a 128K token context window vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)'s 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 2 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. Andromeda Alpha and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 2 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
Andromeda Alpha costs $0/M input tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) costs $0/M input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is $0.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Andromeda Alpha and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.