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Ling-3.0-flash-Fin

Ling-3.0-flash-Fin is a chat model from InclusionAI in the Ling 3.0 series, positioned as a "flash" speed-oriented variant with a domain-specific "Fin" designation.

License Open Source
Input from
$0.075 / 1M tokens
on Novita AI · 1 provider
Output from
$0.220 / 1M tokens
on Novita AI

API Pricing

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MCached / 1M
$0.075$0.220$0.015

Prices updated daily. Last check: Nov 1, 2026

Ling-3.0-flash-Fin pricing by provider

Input, output, and batch rates, plus alternatives, for one provider at a time.

Model Details

General

Creator
InclusionAI
Modalities
Text

Capabilities

Open Source
Yes

Strengths & Limitations

Strengths

  • Measured output throughput of approximately 163 tokens per second in Artificial Analysis testing, placing it in the faster tier of served chat models
  • "Flash" configuration within the Ling 3.0 series is oriented toward serving speed rather than maximum parameter count
  • Domain-targeted "Fin" variant, aimed at financial-domain prompts rather than general-purpose use
  • Part of a multi-variant family, so workloads can be split between this speed-oriented model and other Ling 3.0 configurations
  • Sub-2-second time to first token (about 1.56 s measured), workable for interactive chat interfaces
  • Available through third-party inference providers, so pricing and throughput can be compared side by side

Limitations

  • Context window size is not tracked in our database — verify limits with the serving provider before designing long-document workflows
  • Time to first token of roughly 1.56 seconds is slower than the fastest-responding served models, which affects perceived responsiveness
  • Domain-specialized variants can underperform general-purpose siblings on prompts outside their target domain
  • No published benchmark scores for reasoning, coding, or multilingual tasks in our dataset, making capability comparisons difficult
  • Provider availability for niche family variants is typically narrower than for mainstream models, limiting failover options

Key Features

•Chat/instruction-following text generation
•Ling 3.0 series "flash" speed-oriented configuration
•"Fin" domain-targeted variant
•Measured throughput of ~163 output tokens per second (Artificial Analysis)
•Measured time to first token of ~1.56 seconds (Artificial Analysis)
•Served via third-party inference APIs with per-token billing
•Part of InclusionAI's multi-variant Ling 3.0 lineup

About Ling-3.0-flash-Fin

Ling-3.0-flash-Fin is a text chat model released by InclusionAI as part of the Ling 3.0 model series. Within that series, the "flash" label marks it as a latency- and throughput-oriented configuration rather than a maximum-capability one, and the "Fin" suffix identifies it as a domain-targeted variant intended for financial-domain question answering and analysis rather than a general-purpose default. Anyone evaluating it should treat it as a specialized sibling to the broader Ling 3.0 chat models rather than a drop-in replacement for them. On measured serving performance, third-party benchmarking from Artificial Analysis records roughly 163 output tokens per second with a time to first token of about 1.56 seconds. That combination — fast sustained generation with a first-token latency in the low single-digit seconds — suits interactive assistants and batch generation where total wall-clock time matters, though the time to first token is high enough that it is less well suited to workloads where the very first character must appear near-instantly. Context window size, tool-calling support, and input modalities are not tracked in our database for this model, so confirm those details against the serving provider's documentation before committing to an integration. In practice, models carrying a domain suffix like "Fin" are typically deployed where prompt distribution is narrow and predictable — financial summarization, document Q&A, or analyst-support workflows — and compared against general-purpose models of similar speed on that narrow slice rather than on broad benchmark averages. Because our metadata for this entry is limited to serving performance, we recommend benchmarking it directly on your own financial-text evaluation set alongside general Ling 3.0 variants and other open-weight chat models available from the same providers.

Common Use Cases

Ling-3.0-flash-Fin fits workloads with a narrow, predictable prompt distribution in the financial domain — summarizing filings and reports, answering questions over financial documents, drafting analyst notes, extracting structured fields from financial text, and powering internal assistants for finance teams. Its measured throughput of roughly 163 output tokens per second makes it practical for batch document processing where many generations must complete within a fixed window, and the sub-2-second time to first token is adequate for chat interfaces where a short pause before streaming begins is acceptable. For general-purpose assistants, broad coding work, or tasks far outside the financial domain, a general Ling 3.0 variant or another general-purpose chat model is the more appropriate starting point. Because our dataset carries only serving performance for this model, run a head-to-head evaluation on your own financial-text test set before standardizing on it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Ling-3.0-flash-Fin cost to use?

Pricing depends on which inference provider serves the model and on the pricing type — input tokens, output tokens, and any cached-input rates are billed separately, and providers change rates over time. See the pricing table on this page for current per-provider rates rather than relying on any figure quoted elsewhere.

What is Ling-3.0-flash-Fin best used for?

It is best suited to financial-domain text work — document question answering, report and filing summarization, field extraction from financial text, and finance-team assistants — where its "Fin" specialization is relevant and its ~163 tokens/second output throughput helps with batch or interactive volume.

How does it differ from other Ling 3.0 models?

The "flash" label marks it as a speed-oriented configuration within the Ling 3.0 series, and the "Fin" suffix marks it as domain-targeted rather than general-purpose. Other Ling 3.0 variants are the better comparison point for broad, general-purpose chat workloads.

How fast is Ling-3.0-flash-Fin?

Artificial Analysis measured approximately 163 output tokens per second with a time to first token of about 1.56 seconds. Actual figures vary by provider, region, prompt length, and load, so test against your own traffic pattern.

What context window does it support?

We do not currently track a confirmed context window for this model. Check the documentation of the provider you plan to use, since served context limits can also be lower than the model's native maximum.