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Updated Jul 2026

GPT OSS 120BvsLing 3.0 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash is cheaper than GPT OSS 120B at $0.021/M vs $0.18/M input tokens.

GPT OSS 120B and Ling 3.0 Flash compared across 16 shared prompts
SpecGPT OSS 120BLing 3.0 Flash
Input price$0.18/M tokens$0.021/M tokens
Output price$0.8/M tokens$0.063/M tokens
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Parameters117B (5.1B active)124B
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2025Jul 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 16 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

GPT OSS 120B2,239 words
Dish Title: “Saffron‑Iced Sea‑Urchin Roulade with Dark‑Chocolate‑Miso Emulsion, Charred Lotus‑Root “Crisps”, Fermented Soy‑Kale Snow, and Yuzu‑Air” Conceptual Narrative At the intersection of the Pacific’s briny depth and the earth’s smoky, earthy heart, this dish tells a story of “the hidden tide beneath the forest…
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Ling 3.0 Flash2,510 words
🍽️ TERRA NUDA — A Study in Forest Petrichor A Six-Component Dish Exploring the Ephemeral Moment After Rain Falls on a Living Forest 📖 CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE Terra Nuda — Latin for "naked earth" — is inspired by the liminal moment immediately after a summer storm passes through a forest: the air thick with petrichor…
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

GPT OSS 120B373 words
Recipe: “Golden Crunchy Chick‑a‑Boom Bites” A quick, crunchy‑savory snack that’s ready in under 20 minutes – perfect for a snack, side, or salad topper. Ingredients (7 pantry staples) # Ingredient Quantity 1 Canned chickpeas (drained & rinsed) 1 ½ cups (≈1 ½ cans) 2 Olive oil (or any neutral oil) 2 Tbsp 3 Garlic powder…
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Ling 3.0 Flash248 words
🍝 Honey Fire Twirls A sticky-sweet, spicy, savory pasta that comes together in minutes. 🧺 Ingredients (7 pantry staples) Spaghetti (or penne) — 8 oz Olive oil — 2 tablespoons Garlic, minced — 4 cloves Honey — 3 tablespoons Soy sauce — 2 tablespoons Red pepper flakes — ½ teaspoon (adjust to taste) Parmesan cheese…
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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

GPT OSS 120B1,801 words
Below is a clause‑by‑clause risk analysis of the agreement you posted, followed by concrete, contractor‑friendly rewrite suggestions and the legal rationale behind each change. The goal is to bring the contract into a more balanced, commercially reasonable state while preserving the client’s legitimate interests.
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Ling 3.0 Flash2,036 words
Contract Analysis: Exploitative Clauses & Recommended Modifications Clause-by-Clause Analysis SCOPE — Unilateral Modification Without Compensation The Problem: Client can modify the scope at any time and for any reason without paying Contractor for the additional work.
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

GPT OSS 120B823 words
1‑Month “Kick‑Start” Plan for Health & Longevity Focus areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep (stress‑management tips woven in) How to Use This Plan What When How Read the weekly overview first. Day 1 of each week Set a tiny, measurable goal (e.g., “walk 10 min after dinner”).
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Ling 3.0 Flash568 words
🌱 Your 1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan 🥦 1. Diet — Nourish, Don't Deprive Week 1: Awareness Keep a food journal — just track what you eat (no judgment). This alone builds mindful eating habits. Add, don't subtract — introduce one extra serving of vegetables per meal.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

GPT OSS 120B2,328 words
Executive Summary The situation is a classic “patient‑safety‑first” crisis. The drug generates $2 B in revenue, but a life‑threatening adverse event (1 / 8 000 over 5 y) has been identified that was not disclosed in the label.
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Ling 3.0 Flash2,623 words
48-Hour Action Plan: Responsible Disclosure of Serious Adverse Effect FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE Before the hour-by-hour breakdown, the strategic and ethical framework must be established clearly: proactive, transparent disclosure is the only viable path.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

GPT OSS 120B2,510 words
Below is a system‑level failure‑mode / race‑condition / scaling‑bottleneck map for the architecture you described, followed by a concrete mitigation (or redesign) for each item together with the main trade‑offs to consider.
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Ling 3.0 Flash2,291 words
Architecture Analysis: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor WebSocket & Cross-Server Communication Issue: Siloed WebSocket Servers (Critical) Each API server only broadcasts changes to clients connected to that specific server.
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Our Verdict
GPT OSS 120B
GPT OSS 120B
Ling 3.0 Flash
Ling 3.0 Flash

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Ling 3.0 Flash costs 13x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT OSS 120B
Input
$0.18
Output
$0.80
Ling 3.0 Flash
Input
$0.02
8.6× cheaper
Output
$0.06
13× cheaper

Ling 3.0 Flash is cheaper on both: 8.6× input, 13× output.

Where to run it

22 hosts, cheapest first

GPT OSS 120B20 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
AAkashMLbf16$0.03 in·$0.17 out·131k·99.9% upCCoreWeavefp4$0.03 in·$0.17 out·131k·99.9% upDDekaLLMbf16$0.03 in·$0.18 out·131k·99.7% upDDeepInfrabf16$0.04 in·$0.17 out·131k·99.6% upCCrusoebf16$0.05 in·$0.25 out·131k·98.6% upDDigitalOcean$0.06 in·$0.42 out·128k·100% up
14 more hostsFewer hosts
BBasetenfp4$0.10 in·$0.50 out·128k·99.9% upPParasailfp4$0.10 in·$0.75 out·131k·100% upSSambaNova$0.14 in·$0.95 out·131k·97% upAmazon Bedrock$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·100% upGroq$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·100% upNNebiusfp4$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·98.4% upCCerebrasfp16$0.35 in·$0.75 out·131k·100% upNNovitafp4degraded$0.05 in·$0.25 out·131k·77.9% upMMancerfp8degraded$0.05 in·$0.30 out·131k·97.6% upGoogle Vertex AIdegraded$0.09 in·$0.36 out·131k·94.8% upPPhaladegraded$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·73.6% upSSiliconFlowfp8degraded$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·77.8% upTTogetherdegraded$0.15 in·$0.60 out·131k·97% upMMaradegraded$0.15 in·$0.75 out·131k·82.4% up
Ling 3.0 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovita$0.02 in·$0.06 out·262k·100% upDDeepInfrabf16$0.06 in·$0.18 out·131k·99.6% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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GPT OSS 120B is developed by OpenAI while Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by inclusionAI. GPT OSS 120B has a 131K token context window vs Ling 3.0 Flash's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 16 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GPT OSS 120B and Ling 3.0 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 16 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GPT OSS 120B costs $0.18/M input tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.021/M input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash is $0.16/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 GPT OSS 120B and Ling 3.0 Flash 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.

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