Ling 3.0 Flash VL pricing
$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.03¢ per chat answer and 0.13¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.03¢$0.29 / 1,000 | 87 in · 688 out · 909 reasoning | 27 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.01¢$0.14 / 1,000 | 325 in · 97 out · 587 reasoning | 36 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.29¢$2.89 / 1,000 | 103 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 87 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.29¢$2.90 / 1,000 | 344 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 103 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.03¢$0.32 / 1,000 | 1,384 in · 1,164 out · 136 reasoning | 18 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.04¢$0.38 / 1,000 | 776 in · 670 out · 1,159 reasoning | 33 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.13¢$1.26 / 1,000 | 13,106 in · 500 out · 2,141 reasoning | 27 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.04¢$0.42 / 1,000 | 500 in · 560 out · 1,617 reasoning | 39 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.33¢$3.26 / 1,000 | 6,350 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 37 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.07¢$0.74 / 1,000 | 3,747 in · 973 out · 1,912 reasoning | 32 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.16¢$1.60 / 1,000 | 1,461 in · 533 out · 7,879 reasoning | 54 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.32¢$3.17 / 1,000 | 4,869 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 39 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.05¢$0.48 / 1,000 | 176 in · 404 out · 2,225 reasoning | 39 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 4.8¢$48.32 / 1,000 | 2,257,637 in · 15,134 out · 80,850 reasoning | 18 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Ling 3.0 Flash VL through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeepInfrafp16 | $0.06 / $0.18 | $0.012 | 131K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 14, 2026 at $0.06 input / $0.18 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.18 to $0.18 per 1M tokens (2 changes).
FAQ
How much does Ling 3.0 Flash VL cost?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs $0.06 per 1 million input tokens and $0.18 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.012 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.03¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.13¢.
Where is Ling 3.0 Flash VL cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at DeepInfra: $0.06 input and $0.18 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Ling 3.0 Flash VL cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Ling 3.0 Flash VL was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Inclusionai. Real usage can differ.