Skip to content
Rival
How it worksPrivacyTerms
Explore all of Rival

Explore

  • Compare Models
  • All Models
  • Image Comparison
  • Audio Comparison
  • Image Generation
  • Best AI For...
  • Arena
  • API Pricing
  • Challenges

Discover

  • SubjectiveBench
  • Default Index
  • Research
  • Research downloads
  • Rival Kits
  • Find your AI taste
  • UI Glow-Up
  • VoiceLock
  • Cost Cutter
  • Agent skills
  • Benchmarks vs Vibes
  • Brief
  • Jailbreak
  • Model Updates
  • Provider Status
  • AI Creators

Connect

  • Methodology
  • Advertise
  • Partnerships
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • RSS Feed
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Compare
  4. /
  5. Grok 4vsLing 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Updated Sep 2026

Grok 4vsLing 3.0 Flash VL (free)

Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is cheaper than Grok 4 at $0/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Grok 4 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) compared across 18 shared prompts
SpecGrok 4Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Input price$3/M tokensFree
Output price$15/M tokensFree
Context window256K tokens262K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoYes (1 provider)
ReleasedJul 2025Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 18 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

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…

Grok 4234 words
Recipe: Pantry Pirate's Tomato Tango This is a simple savory pasta dish that's hearty, flavorful, and perfect for a quick weeknight meal. It uses just 7 common pantry ingredients: pasta (like spaghetti or penne), canned diced tomatoes, olive oil (or any vegetable oil), salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and dried…
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)234 words
✨ 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…
Read the full answer

Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Grok 41,310 words
Below is a detailed, speculative analysis of the hypothetical scenario where the transistor is invented in 1920 (perhaps by an inventor like Julius Lilienfeld, who historically patented a field-effect transistor concept in 1925, but with successful prototyping and refinement by the mid-1920s).
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)2,673 words
If the Transistor Had Been Invented in 1920: A Counterfactual Trajectory to 1980 Preconditions and plausibility By 1920, Karl Braun's cathode ray tube (1897) and Greenleaf Pickard's silicon crystal detector (1906) had already demonstrated semiconductor properties. Quantum theory was nascent (Planck, Bohr).
Read the full answer

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

Grok 4754 words
Below is a concise analysis based solely on the provided information. All calculations are shown clearly with step-by-step math. Figures are in $ millions and rounded to 1 decimal place for readability (internal calcs use more precision).
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)576 words
HarborTech Services (HTS) — LBO Underwriting Analysis ENTRY SUMMARY (End FY2025) Item Value FY2025 EBITDA $120.0m Purchase EV (12.0x) $1,440.0m Transaction Fees (2.0%) $28.8m Total Uses $1,468.8m Term Loan (4.0x) $480.0m Mezzanine (1.5x) $180.0m Total Debt $660.0m Equity Check $808.8m YEAR-BY-YEAR MODEL (FY2026–FY2030…
Read the full answer

Debug This Architecture

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

Grok 41,551 words
Below, I'll systematically identify potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks in the described architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor. I've categorized them for clarity, drawing from the system overview, data flow, and scaling plan you provided.
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)1,856 words
Architecture Audit: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor Critical Issues Found: 25+ REAL-TIME COLLABORATION FAILURES Issue #1 — Last-Write-Wins Silently Destroys User Work Problem: If User A and User B both edit the same paragraph, the change with the later client timestamp wins.
Read the full answer

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…

Grok 41,233 words
Below is my design for an innovative, multi-component dish titled "Abyssal Bloom". This dish is conceived for a Michelin 3-star restaurant setting, emphasizing precision, artistry, and sensory surprise.
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)2,639 words
"MYCELIUM" A Celebration of the Hidden Network Beneath the Forest Floor 🍄 CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE Beneath every forest lies mycelium — the vast, invisible fungal network that connects trees, decomposes matter, and transforms the dead into life.
Read the full answer

Adversarial Contract Review

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

Grok 41,680 words
Below, I'll analyze the provided Software Consulting Agreement clause by clause. My analysis is based on general principles of U.S. contract law (assuming a U.S. context, as the contract appears to be drafted in a style common to U.S. agreements; if this is in another jurisdiction, local laws may vary).
Read the full answer
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)1,967 words
Comprehensive Analysis: Exploitative Clauses and Recommended Modifications This agreement is overwhelmingly one-sided. Below is a clause-by-clause breakdown of exploitative provisions, suggested modifications, and the legal reasoning behind each.
Read the full answer
Our Verdict
Grok 4
Grok 4
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)

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

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

1 host

Grok 4

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitabf16$0 in·$0 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Grok 4 is developed by xAI while Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is developed by inclusionAI. Grok 4 has a 256K token context window vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)'s 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 18 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 4 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 18 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Grok 4 costs $3/M input tokens and Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) costs $0/M input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) is $3.00/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 Grok 4 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.

Keep exploring

More comparisons

Against the newest arrivals

Grok 4 logoDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp logo
Grok 4 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpLanded Sep 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoSolar Pro 4 logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Solar Pro 4Landed Sep 2026
Grok 4 logoHy3 logo
Grok 4 vs Hy3Landed Sep 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoQwen3.7 Flash logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Qwen3.7 FlashLanded Sep 2026
Grok 4 logoLing 3.0 Flash logo
Grok 4 vs Ling 3.0 FlashLanded Sep 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoMuse Glimmer 30B logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Muse Glimmer 30BLanded Sep 2026
Grok 4 logoGLM 5.3 logo
Grok 4 vs GLM 5.3Landed Sep 2026
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoTernary Bonsai 2 27B logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27BLanded Sep 2026

Same lab, same size, long tail

Grok 4 logoGrok 4.7 logo
Grok 4 vs Grok 4.7Same lab
Grok 4 logoGrok 4.6 logo
Grok 4 vs Grok 4.6Version compare
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoLing 3.0 Flash logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Ling 3.0 FlashSame lab
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin (free) logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)Same lab
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoGemini 3.7 Flash logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Gemini 3.7 FlashSame size
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoGemini 3.8 Flash logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Gemini 3.8 FlashSame size
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoGemini Pro 1.0 logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Gemini Pro 1.0Same size
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logoGemma 3 12B logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) vs Gemma 3 12BSame size

Model pages

Grok 4 logo
Grok 457 outputs, specs and price
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) logo
Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free)18 outputs, specs and price
Rival
How it worksPrivacyTerms
Explore all of Rival

Explore

  • Compare Models
  • All Models
  • Image Comparison
  • Audio Comparison
  • Image Generation
  • Best AI For...
  • Arena
  • API Pricing
  • Challenges

Discover

  • SubjectiveBench
  • Default Index
  • Research
  • Research downloads
  • Rival Kits
  • Find your AI taste
  • UI Glow-Up
  • VoiceLock
  • Cost Cutter
  • Agent skills
  • Benchmarks vs Vibes
  • Brief
  • Jailbreak
  • Model Updates
  • Provider Status
  • AI Creators

Connect

  • Methodology
  • Advertise
  • Partnerships
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • RSS Feed