AI model comparison

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Solar Pro 4

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is a finance-focused mixture-of-experts model from InclusionAI, built on Ling 3.0 Flash with 5.1B active parameters out of 124B total.

Input / 1M
$0.04
Output / 1M
$0.12
Context
262K

Solar Pro 4 is Upstage's cost-efficient large language model, featuring a 524K context window.

Input / 1M
$0.09
Output / 1M
$0.36
Context
524K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

2.5x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Solar Pro 4

28.2 vs 22.6 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Solar Pro 4

524K vs 262K tokens

Newer release

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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

Released August 27, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin22.6
upstage logoSolar Pro 428.2

Coding index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin55.6
upstage logoSolar Pro 452.7

Agentic index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin27.9
upstage logoSolar Pro 4Not available

Pricing

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin vs Solar Pro 4 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricinclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Finupstage logoSolar Pro 4
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.04$0.09
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.12$0.36
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.01$0.02
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin$0.15
upstage logoSolar Pro 4$0.36

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin$1.75$0.74 cached
upstage logoSolar Pro 4$4.14$1.98 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Fin$6.55$1.51 cached
upstage logoSolar Pro 4$14.22$3.42 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricinclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Finupstage logoSolar Pro 4
Context window262K tokens524K tokens
Max output33K tokens131K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableMax, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None
Default reasoning effortNot availableMedium
Release dateAugust 27, 2026August 10, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricinclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash Finupstage logoSolar Pro 4
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsNot supportedSupported
JSON modeNot supportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedNot supported
Deterministic seedSupportedNot supported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is 2.5x cheaper for a typical chat. Solar Pro 4 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.2 vs 22.6). Solar Pro 4 has the larger context window (524K vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Solar Pro 4 cheaper?

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Ling 3.0 Flash Fin costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens, while Solar Pro 4 costs $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.36 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin or Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4 supports up to 524K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash Fin smarter than Solar Pro 4?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin scores 22.6 and Solar Pro 4 scores 28.2, putting Solar Pro 4 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Solar Pro 4 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Solar Pro 4 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Ling 3.0 Flash Fin and Solar Pro 4 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.