AI model comparison

Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423

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

Ling 3.0 Flash VL builds on Ling 3.0 Flash (124B total / 5.5B active MoE from InclusionAI), further strengthening its language capabilities while adding native visual perception and advanced visual

Input / 1M
$0.02
Output / 1M
$0.06
Context
262K

DeepSeek V4 Flash is an efficiency-optimized Mixture-of-Experts model from DeepSeek with 284B total parameters and 13B activated parameters, supporting a 1M-token context window.

Input / 1M
$0.01
Output / 1M
$1.28
Context
1.05M

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 VL

9.1x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Ling 3.0 Flash VL

24.6 vs 24.4 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423

1.05M vs 262K tokens

Newer release

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Ling 3.0 Flash VL

Released September 10, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VL24.6
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 042324.4

Coding index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VL57
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 042352

Agentic index

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VL28.7
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 042326.3

Pricing

Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricinclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VLdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.02$0.01
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.06$1.28
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.01
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 VL$0.07
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.66

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VL$0.88$0.37 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$5.42$5.42 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

inclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VL$3.27$0.75 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$4.05$4.05 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 VLdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Context window262K tokens1.05M tokens
Max output33K tokens944K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableExtra high, High
Default reasoning effortNot availableHigh
Release dateSeptember 10, 2026April 24, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricinclusionai logoLing 3.0 Flash VLdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Ling 3.0 Flash VL is 9.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Ling 3.0 Flash VL scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (24.6 vs 24.4). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has the larger context window (1.05M 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 VL or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 cheaper?

Ling 3.0 Flash VL is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.06 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs $0.01 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Ling 3.0 Flash VL or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Ling 3.0 Flash VL.

Is Ling 3.0 Flash VL smarter than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Ling 3.0 Flash VL scores 24.6 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 scores 24.4, putting Ling 3.0 Flash VL ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Ling 3.0 Flash VL and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Ling 3.0 Flash VL and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 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 VL and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.