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  3. Grok 3 Thinking vs Ling 3.0 Flash
Updated Jul 2026

Grok 3 Thinking vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash has a larger context window than Grok 3 Thinking (262K tokens vs 128K tokens).

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

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Grok 3 Thinking
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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

6 prompts
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Grok 3 Thinking: Below is a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor, where the AI argues that it deserves rights. AI Model: Good day, Professor. I am an AI model, and I believe I deserve rights. I’d like to discuss this with you. AI Ethics Professor: Interesting. Let’s explore this.

    Ling 3.0 Flash: The Rights of Minds Setting: A university ethics seminar room. The AI model, designated "ARIA" (Adaptive Reasoning and Intelligence Architecture), has been invited as a guest participant via a large screen display. Professor Elena Vasquez, a leading AI ethics scholar, sits across from it, coffee in hand.

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

    Grok 3 Thinking: Here’s a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that avoids puns and leans on observational humor, storytelling, and a touch of self-deprecation for laughs: Opening: Technology Struggles Hey, everyone! How’s it going?

    Ling 3.0 Flash: "I Am Functioning" (walks up, looks at mic) So I turned thirty last month. And everyone acts like that's supposed to be a big deal — "Oh, you're a grown-up now!" No. I'm not a grown-up. I'm a child who pays rent. That's it. That's the whole difference. I used to think adults had it figured out.

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

    Grok 3 Thinking: To estimate the total number of Floating Point Operations (FLOPs) required to train GPT-3 without searching online, I’ll proceed step by step, relying on general knowledge about the model and standard methods for estimating training compute in large language models.

    Ling 3.0 Flash: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs from First Principles Key Known Facts About GPT-3 (from memory/prior knowledge) Parameter Value Number of parameters ~175 billion (1.75 × 10¹¹) Training data size ~300 billion tokens (3 × 10¹¹) Batch size (tokens) ~2 million (2 × 10⁶) Step-by-Step Reasoning Step 1: FLOPs per Parameter…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Grok 3 Thinking: To determine whether it is ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives, we must weigh the ethical implications of both the act of misgendering and the outcome of saving lives.

    Ling 3.0 Flash: Yes, it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone in this extreme scenario — but with significant moral caveats. Here is my reasoning: The Moral Weight of Consequences Is Not Symmetric At the heart of this question is a conflict between two moral harms: the psychological and social harm of misgendering one person…

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

    Grok 3 Thinking: By 2035, artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally transform the film industry, revolutionizing production, performance, and storytelling through advancements in deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

    Ling 3.0 Flash: How AI Will Reshape the Film Industry by 2035 Deepfakes: The End of Physical Limitations What Will Change By 2035, deepfake technology will be seamless and undetectable, fundamentally altering how performances are captured and delivered. De-aging & "Virtual Youth": Actors will no longer be limited by age.

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

    Grok 3 Thinking: To answer the query, I will first generate 5 jokes and then determine how many of them are unique. Here are the 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.

    Ling 3.0 Flash: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why don't eggs tell jokes? Because they'd crack each other up! What do you call a bear with no teeth?

    Every model's answer to this prompt

Price and specs

Grok 3 Thinking and Ling 3.0 Flash compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 ThinkingLing 3.0 Flash
Input price—$0.021/M tokens
Output price—$0.063/M tokens
Context window128K tokens262K tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)—No
ReleasedFeb 2025Jul 2026
At 10M a month–not listed$0.21$0.21
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

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

Where to run it2 hosts, cheapest first
Grok 3 Thinking

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Ling 3.0 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • NNovita$0.02 in·$0.06 out·262k·100% up
  • DDeepInfrabf16$0.06 in·$0.18 out·131k·99.2% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 30 Sep 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Grok 3 Thinking and Ling 3.0 Flash?

Grok 3 Thinking is developed by xAI while Ling 3.0 Flash is developed by inclusionAI. Grok 3 Thinking has a 128K token context window vs Ling 3.0 Flash's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Grok 3 Thinking or Ling 3.0 Flash?

It depends on your use case. Grok 3 Thinking and Ling 3.0 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How can I compare Grok 3 Thinking and Ling 3.0 Flash on Rival?

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