Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Ling-3.0-flash-Fin
Wins 3 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Gemini 3.1 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.Ling-3.0-flash-Fin is cheaper.
Scores updated · 16 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemini 3.1 Pro2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Gemini 3.1 Pro2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3.1 Pro1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own22Even2 each
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Ling-3.0-flash-Fin costs 98% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 3.1 Pro pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+37points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+24.4points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+16.3points ahead
Where Ling-3.0-flash-Fin pulls ahead
- Customer-service tasks in a simulated bankτ-Bench V3 · Banking+17.2points ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+15.6points ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+11.4points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 16 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3.1 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 3.1 Pro by 16.358.742.4+16.3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Gemini 3.1 Pro by 11.373.862.5+11.3
AgentsEven
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingLing-3.0-flash-Fin by 17.221.438.6+17.2
- GDPValLing-3.0-flash-Fin by 15.614.730.3+15.6
- AA ApexAgentsGemini 3.1 Pro by 4.63227.4+4.6
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Gemini 3.1 Pro by 440+4
ReasoningGemini 3.1 Pro
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3.1 Pro by 24.44722.6+24.4
- CritPtGemini 3.1 Pro by 15.117.72.6+15.1
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3.1 Pro by 3754.917.9+37
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationLing-3.0-flash-Fin by 11.449.160.5+11.4
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3.1 Pro by 46.531.9-14.6+46.5
- τ³-Bench BankingLing-3.0-flash-Fin by 24.516.541+24.5
- Finance Agent v2Ling-3.0-flash-Fin by 16.84359.8+16.8
- Finance Agent v1.1Ling-3.0-flash-Fin by 9.559.769.2+9.5
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3.1 Pro by 7.129.722.6+7.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro or Ling-3.0-flash-Fin?
Gemini 3.1 Pro wins three of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning and long documents. Ling-3.0-flash-Fin wins none, but costs 98% less. They are level on agents and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3.1 Pro. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Ling-3.0-flash-Fin wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3.1 Pro costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens; Ling-3.0-flash-Fin costs $0.07 and $0.22. That makes Ling-3.0-flash-Fin about 98% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 16 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 11 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.