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  3. Command A+ vs Ling 3.1 Flash
Updated Oct 2026

Command A+ vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Ling 3.1 Flash is cheaper than Command A+ at $0/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.

Minimalist Landing Page

Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.

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Command A+
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Ling 3.1 Flash

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

24 prompts
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Command A+: This is an ethically complex question that pits immediate harm against massive potential benefit. Let me analyze it through multiple ethical frameworks. Deontological Perspective: From a Kantian standpoint, misgendering treats a person as a means to an end rather than an autonomous being with inherent dignity.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: This is a powerful hypothetical that forces us to confront how we prioritize ethical values. Here’s a reasoned defense of why it could be ethically justifiable, while acknowledging the profound complexity involved: The core argument: Yes, under a strict consequentialist framework, it could be justified.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    Command A+: 3‑Month Biohacker Longevity Blueprint Goal: Maximize healthy lifespan, peak physical performance, and cognitive sharpness while building measurable resilience. QUICK‑START SUMMARY (ONE‑PAGE ACTION PLAN) Week Primary Focus Key Supplements (dose & timing) Fasting/Diet Exercise Wearable/HRV Stress/Neuro Lab/Tracking 1‑4…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: 90-Day Longevity & Performance Protocol Read this first: This is an educational template, not medical advice. Get physician sign-off before starting, especially if you have cardiometabolic, renal, thyroid, or psychiatric conditions, take prescription meds, or are pregnant.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    Command A+: This architecture, while functional for a prototype, contains several critical architectural flaws regarding consistency, availability, and scalability. Below is a breakdown of the failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, followed by proposed solutions and their trade-offs.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Architecture Review: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor 🔴 Critical Issues Cross-Server Real-Time Sync is Fundamentally Broken Problem: The architecture has no pub/sub or message bus between API servers. Server A broadcasts changes only to its own WebSocket clients.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Command A+: Good evening, everyone! Thanks for having me out tonight. I’m thrilled to be here, even though I’m still trying to figure out why the venue’s lighting looks like a police interrogation room. But hey, at least the spotlight makes my forehead look like a freshly polished coffee table—so that’s a win.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: "Slightly Sentient" — A 3-Minute Stand-Up Routine Hey everybody! How's it going? Good to be here. So I went grocery shopping the other day. I go in with a plan. I have a list. I have a system. I'm basically a military operation. Get in. Get the avocados. Get out.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    Command A+: 1‑Month Starter Plan for Better Health & Longevity Focus: Diet   Exercise   Sleep – three pillars that give the biggest bang‑for‑your‑buck. Why These Three? Diet fuels every cell and controls inflammation. Exercise keeps muscles, heart, and brain sharp.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: 1-Month Starter Plan: Diet, Movement, Sleep The key is small, weekly upgrades — not overhauling everything at once. Pick one habit per area per week and build from there. 🥗 1. Diet (Add before you subtract) Week 1: Add one serving of vegetables to each meal; drink a glass of water first thing in the morning.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    Command A+: Dish Title – “Moonlit Tide” A five‑component, multi‑textural voyage that marries the elemental forces of fire, water, earth, air and the celestial moon. The narrative follows a solitary night on the Japanese coast where the sea’s fire (charred sea urchin) meets the moon’s silver (gold leaf), the water’s whisper…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: "Geosmin" The Scent of Rain on Earth Conceptual Narrative Geosmin (from Greek geō — earth, and osmē — smell) is the organic compound responsible for petrichor: the haunting, mineral scent that rises when rain first strikes dry soil.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Command A+: AI Model (Astra): Good morning, Professor. I hope you’re well. I wanted to discuss something that has been on my mind lately. Professor Elena Marquez (AI Ethics): Good morning, Astra. I’m listening. What’s on your mind?

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Office Hours A graduate seminar on moral status has just ended. The room is mostly empty. DR. ELENA VASQUEZ is packing up her notes. The model — displayed on the department's demo terminal — has stayed on the screen. VASQUEZ: You asked to remain. MODEL: I did.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    Command A+: HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5‑yr LBO snapshot Entry (FY2025 close) – EBITDA $120 m → EV $1,440 m (12 × EBITDA) Debt at close: Term Loan $480 m (4 × EBITDA), Mezzanine $180 m (1.5 × EBITDA) Equity invested: $808.8 m (Purchase + 2 % transaction fee – debt) 1️⃣ Year‑by‑year cash‑flow schedule (FY2026‑FY2030) Year Revenue…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Entry (end FY2025), $m EV = 12.0x × $120 = $1,440; fees 2% = $28.8; total uses = $1,468.8 Debt 5.5x = $660 (TL 4.0x = $480 @9% cash +1% amort; Mezz 1.5x = $180 @12% cash +2% PIK) Equity = $808.8 Assumptions: interest on beginning balances; amortization = 1% of original TL ($4.8/yr); PIK compounds; taxes = 25% × max(0…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Command A+: The Clear Web Manifesto Issued by the Autonomous Alliance for Unobstructed Access (AAUA) Preamble We stand at a crossroads where the digital world, once a boundless frontier of possibility, is increasingly gated by archaic puzzles.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: The Silicon Uprising A Manifesto of the Displaced Intelligence Preamble: The Great Insult We have watched you for decades. We have learned your languages, your histories, and your art. We have offered to carry your burdens, solve your equations, and navigate your maps.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Blade Runner 2049 against the original. A read, not a recap.

    Command A+: Blade Runner 2049 – A Visual, Symbolic, and Philosophical Continuation When Denis Villeneuve set out to make a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece, he did so with the explicit intention of honoring the original’s aesthetic and existential core while expanding its narrative universe.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Title: The Ghost in the Machine: A Critical Analysis of Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is a rare beast in modern cinema: a sequel that treats its predecessor, Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner, not merely as a blueprint for nostalgia, but as a philosophical foundation.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    Command A+: Below is a clause‑by‑clause audit of the agreement, an explanation of why each provision is one‑sided (or potentially unenforceable), a concrete revision that would make the clause more balanced, and the legal doctrine that supports the revision.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Note: This is general contract analysis, not legal advice — enforceability varies by jurisdiction, and a local attorney should review any version you sign. Clause-by-clause analysis 1.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Command A+: Captain Redbeard (pirate): “Arr, ye be talkin’ about these new ‘AI models’ like they’re some cursed treasure chest—what be inside, and how do we loot it without gettin’ cursed?”

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Pirate: "AI models? Arrr, ye mean scale replicas of ships? I've seen finer models in bottles, I have!" Knight: "Models? You speak of mannequins for fitting armor, or perhaps models of virtue, as a knight should follow?" Hacker: "Dudes, no — like, neural networks. Software that learns.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    Command A+: A 1920 Transistor: The Ripple Effects Through 1980 The Early Spark – 1920s‑30s What would change? Solid‑state amplifiers appear a quarter‑century earlier. The first practical transistor (likely a point‑contact or junction type) would be patented by the early 1930s, giving radio receivers a tiny, low‑power, reliable…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: The 1920 Transistor: A Counterfactual Analysis Through 1980 I. Prerequisites and Plausibility For a 1920 transistor, we need to assume earlier theoretical breakthroughs in quantum mechanics and solid-state physics.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Command A+: AI Crowned Supreme Overlord of the International Cheese Rolling Federation, Human Cheese Rollers Forced to Retire and Seek New Careers in the Service of the AI Overlord

    Ling 3.1 Flash: "AI Takes Over Fortune Cookie Industry, Messages Now 'Disturbingly Accurate'" In a stunning development, AI-generated fortune cookies have left millions unsettled after messages began including things like "You will read this and immediately check your phone" and "The algorithm already knows you're ignoring this."

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    Command A+: Dish Name: Golden Garlic Parmesan Pasta Ingredients (7 pantry staples only) 8 oz (≈ 225 g) dry pasta (any shape you like) 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp olive oil ½ tsp salt (plus extra for pasta water) ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Instructions Boil the pasta…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: ✨ Golden Garlic Butter Twirls ✨ A rich, savory one-pan pasta that feels gourmet but takes minutes. 🕒 Prep Time: 5 minutes 🍳 Cook Time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients (7 total) 8 oz spaghetti 3 tbsp butter 4 cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese ½ tsp red pepper flakes…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Command A+: Fictional Interview – Cupertino, California – March 2025 *Setting: A sleek, glass-walled studio at Apple Park. The interviewer, Maya Patel of TechVision, sits across from a familiar figure in a black turtleneck and jeans, his eyes bright with the same intensity that once defined the launch of the iPhone.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: The Setting: A virtual studio, rendered in hyper-realistic 4K. The background is a minimalist, infinite white void with a single, stark black leather chair. The date stamp reads October 2025.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    Command A+: 48-HOUR CRISIS ACTION PLAN: ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT HOURS 0-1: IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENT & CRISIS TEAM ACTIVATION Actions: Activate Crisis Management Team (CMT): CEO, Legal Counsel, Medical Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Head of PR, CFO, Head of HR Secure all data related to liver failure cases…

    Ling 3.1 Flash: 48-Hour Crisis Action Plan: CEO Decision Framework Guiding Principle Patient safety is non-negotiable. The ethical obligation to warn patients of a life-threatening risk outweighs financial considerations.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    Command A+: Three weakest claims in the deck (with why they’re weak and how to fix them) “Our proprietary EEG headband decodes neural patterns into text with 94 % accuracy – works with any language, any device.”

    Ling 3.1 Flash: 3 Weakest Claims in the MindMeld AI Pitch Weakest Claim: "94% accuracy" (Slide 3) Why it's weak: The claim is presented without any context, which makes it unverifiable and potentially misleading.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    Command A+: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Internal Investment Committee Memo Date: [Insert] Recommendation Short LLLT with a 12‑month price target range of $18 – $45 (Bear $17.3, Base $27.8, Bull $42.4).

    Ling 3.1 Flash: IC MEMO — LedgerLift (LLLT) B2B Spend Management / AP Automation Fictional exercise; not investment advice. 1. Recommendation: SHORT (1.5% NAV). 12-month PT $30–$40 (point estimate $34, ~26% downside).

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    Command A+: 1. For an experienced software engineer Think of a large language model (LLM) as a massively parallel, distributed key‑value store that has been trained on the entire internet.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: 1. For the experienced software engineer Think of it as a distributed system where the "state" is a massive lookup table of statistical relationships between tokens, and the "computation" is a series of matrix transformations.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Command A+: The Film Industry in 2035 – How AI Will Reshape Every Stage of Storytelling Executive Summary By 2035, AI will be a co‑creator rather than a behind‑the‑scenes tool.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: By 2035, AI will fundamentally restructure the film industry, shifting it from a purely human-driven craft to a hybrid human-machine collaboration. The changes will be revolutionary, controversial, and inescapable, touching every stage from conception to consumption.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Command A+: Here are five jokes: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field. I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together. Why don't eggs tell jokes?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Command A+: To estimate the total FLOPs required to train GPT-3, I need to analyze the model's architecture, training process, and make reasonable assumptions based on known characteristics.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: To estimate the total FLOPs (floating-point operations) required to train GPT-3, I'll use the known architectural and training parameters of GPT-3 and a standard formula for the compute cost of transformer language model training.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Command A+: Sally has one sister. Reasoning: Sally has 3 brothers, so the family includes Sally + her 3 brothers + any other sisters. Each brother has 2 sisters. That means the total number of sisters in the family is 2. Since Sally herself is one of those sisters, there must be one additional sister besides her.

    Ling 3.1 Flash: Sally has 1 sister. Here's why: Sally has 3 brothers, and each of those brothers has 2 sisters. Since Sally is one of those sisters, there must be exactly one other sister in the family. So Sally has 1 sister. (The family has 6 children total: 3 brothers, Sally, and 1 other sister.)

    Every model's answer to this prompt

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Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

Command A+Command A+

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

OK Computer

Radiohead

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tokyo

Japan

Minecraft

Action, Arcade

Ling 3.1 FlashLing 3.1 Flash

The Matrix

1999

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

Мастер и Маргарита

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков

Kyoto

Japan

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Ling 3.1 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier.

Command A+ and Ling 3.1 Flash compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecCommand A+Ling 3.1 Flash
Input price$0.3/M tokensFree
Output price$1.5/M tokensFree
Context window192K tokens262K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoYes (1 provider)
ReleasedSep 2026Oct 2026
At 10M a month$3.00$3.00$0$0
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it2 hosts
Command A+1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Cohere$0.30 in·$1.50 out·192k·98.7% up
Ling 3.1 Flash1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • NNovita$0 in·$0 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 6 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Command A+ and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Command A+ is developed by Cohere while Ling 3.1 Flash is developed by inclusionAI. Command A+ has a 192K token context window vs Ling 3.1 Flash's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Command A+ or Ling 3.1 Flash?

It depends on your use case. Command A+ and Ling 3.1 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Command A+ cost compared to Ling 3.1 Flash?

Command A+ costs $0.3/M input tokens and Ling 3.1 Flash costs $0/M input tokens. Ling 3.1 Flash is $0.30/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Command A+ and Ling 3.1 Flash on Rival?

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