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  5. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)vsQwen3.8 Max Prime
Updated Sep 2026

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)vsQwen3.8 Max Prime

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max Prime at $0/M vs $4/M input tokens.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime compared across 19 shared prompts
SpecLing 3.0 Flash Fin (free)Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Input priceFree$4/M tokens
Output priceFree$12/M tokens
Context window262K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedAug 2026Sep 2026
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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…

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)166 words
Midnight Molten Lava Cake Ingredients: All-purpose flour (4 tbsp) Granulated sugar (4 tbsp) Unsweetened cocoa powder (2 tbsp) Vegetable oil (3 tbsp) Water (2 tbsp) Vanilla extract (¼ tsp) Baking powder (¼ tsp) Instructions: Combine Dry Ingredients: In a standard microwave-safe mug, whisk together the flour, sugar…
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime223 words
🍯 Golden Hour Noodles A sweet, savory, garlicky pasta that tastes like it took way more effort than it did. Ingredients (7) # Ingredient Amount 1 Spaghetti 8 oz (half a box) 2 Butter 3 tablespoons 3 Garlic, minced 4 cloves 4 Honey 2 tablespoons 5 Soy sauce 1 tablespoon 6 Red pepper flakes ½ teaspoon 7 Parmesan cheese…
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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…

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)2,560 words
Comprehensive Architecture Analysis: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor CRITICAL: WebSocket Broadcasting Is Siloed Per-Server Problem: Each server maintains its own WebSocket connections. When User A (on Server 1) types, the change is only broadcast to clients connected to Server 1.
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime2,271 words
Architecture Analysis: Failure Modes, Race Conditions & Scaling Bottlenecks SYNC & CONSISTENCY LAYER 1.1 Last-Write-Wins with Client Clocks (Critical) Failure Mode: Client clocks are unreliable. A user with a clock skewed +5 minutes will always "win" conflicts.
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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…

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)825 words
This 1-month plan is designed to build foundational habits without causing burnout. The golden rule of beginner health is "add before you subtract"—focus on adding good habits rather than punishing yourself by removing "bad" ones. Here is your simple, actionable 1-month plan focusing on Diet, Exercise, and Sleep.
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime473 words
Your 1-Month Foundation Plan A simple, progressive plan built on three pillars. Each week, you add one small layer. No perfection required—just consistency. 🏃 Pillar 1: Movement Why: Even modest activity reduces all-cause mortality risk and improves mood, sleep, and energy within days.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)928 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Here's the thing: the way you build a distributed system that "does the right thing" isn't by writing rules for every possible scenario — it's by designing the system so that correct behavior emerges from many simple, well-specified interactions.
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime1,147 words
For the Software Engineer Think of it this way: you've built systems where simple rules at the node level produce emergent behavior at the system level — consensus protocols, eventual consistency, cellular automata-like patterns in distributed state machines. An LLM is a similar phenomenon at a different scale.
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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…

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)2,253 words
L'Archipel des Ombres (The Archipelago of Shadows) Michelin-Caliber Multi-Component Dish 7 Components Conceptual Narrative: Memory, Mineral Essence, and the Meeting of Land and Sea CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE This dish is an edible cartography—a map of an imaginary archipelago where volcanic soil meets oceanic tides.
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime1,844 words
"Petrichor" The Forest Floor After Rain Conceptual Narrative Petrichor — from the Greek petra (stone) and ichor (the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods) — is the scent produced when rain falls on dry earth.
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Mini LBO Underwrite

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

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)556 words
Entry & Sources & Uses FY2025 EBITDA: $120m Purchase Price (EV): 12.0x × $120m = $1,440m Transaction Fees: 2.0% × $1,440m = $28.8m Total Uses: $1,440m + $28.8m = $1,468.8m Total Leverage: 5.5x × $120m = $660m Term Loan: 4.0x × $120m = $480m (9.0% cash interest, 1.0% mandatory amortization = $4.8m/yr) Mezzanine: 1.5x ×…
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Qwen3.8 Max Prime673 words
HarborTech Services (HTS) – LBO Underwriting Memo Entry & Capital Structure Item Amount FY2025 EBITDA $120.0m Entry Multiple 12.0x Enterprise Value $1,440.0m Transaction Fees (2.0% of EV) $28.8m Total Uses $1,468.8m Term Loan (4.0x, 9.0% cash, 1.0% amort) $480.0m Mezzanine (1.5x, 12.0% cash + 2.0% PIK) $180.0m Sponsor…
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Our Verdict
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Qwen3.8 Max Prime

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

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Input
$4.00
Output
$12.00
Where to run it

2 hosts

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovita$0 in·$0 out·262k·100% up
Qwen3.8 Max Prime1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$4.00 in·$12.00 out·1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) is developed by inclusionAI while Qwen3.8 Max Prime is developed by Qwen. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) has a 262K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 19 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 19 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) costs $0/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4/M input tokens. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) is $4.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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