AI model comparison
Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs Solar Pro 4
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
inclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
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
Upstage
Solar Pro 4
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
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
4.9x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Solar Pro 4
28.2 vs 24.6 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Solar Pro 4
524K vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Released September 10, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Coding index
Agentic index
Pricing
Ling 3.0 Flash VL vs Solar Pro 4 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.09 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.06 | $0.36 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not 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
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 524K tokens |
| Max output | 33K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text, Video | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Max, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Medium |
| Release date | September 10, 2026 | August 10, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Not supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is 4.9x cheaper for a typical chat. Solar Pro 4 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.2 vs 24.6). 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 VL or Solar Pro 4 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 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 VL or Solar Pro 4?
Solar Pro 4 supports up to 524K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Ling 3.0 Flash VL.
Is Ling 3.0 Flash VL smarter than Solar Pro 4?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Ling 3.0 Flash VL scores 24.6 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 VL 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 VL and Solar Pro 4 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Ling 3.0 Flash VL and Solar Pro 4 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.