Ling 3.0 Flash pricing
$0.021 per 1M input tokens and $0.063 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.01¢ per chat answer and 0.04¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Ling 3.0 Flash 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 | 0.01¢$0.10 / 1,000 | 87 in · 688 out · 909 reasoning | 6 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | <0.01¢$0.05 / 1,000 | 325 in · 97 out · 587 reasoning | 5 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.10¢$1.01 / 1,000 | 103 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.10¢$1.02 / 1,000 | 344 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 31 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.01¢$0.11 / 1,000 | 1,384 in · 1,164 out · 136 reasoning | 3 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.01¢$0.13 / 1,000 | 776 in · 670 out · 1,159 reasoning | 5 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.04¢$0.44 / 1,000 | 13,106 in · 500 out · 2,141 reasoning | 2 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.01¢$0.15 / 1,000 | 500 in · 560 out · 1,617 reasoning | 6 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.11¢$1.14 / 1,000 | 6,350 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 8 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.03¢$0.26 / 1,000 | 3,747 in · 973 out · 1,912 reasoning | 5 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.06¢$0.56 / 1,000 | 1,461 in · 533 out · 7,879 reasoning | 11 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.11¢$1.11 / 1,000 | 4,869 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 10 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.02¢$0.17 / 1,000 | 176 in · 404 out · 2,225 reasoning | 8 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 1.7¢$16.91 / 1,000 | 2,257,637 in · 15,134 out · 80,850 reasoning | 1 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Ling 3.0 Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Novitaunknown | $0.021 / $0.063 | $0.004 | 262K | 100% |
 DeepInfrabf16 | $0.06 / $0.18 | $0.012 | 131K | 93% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Aug 14, 2026 at $0.021 input / $0.063 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Ling 3.0 Flash cost?
Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.021 per 1 million input tokens and $0.063 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.004 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.01¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.04¢.
Where is Ling 3.0 Flash cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Novita: $0.021 input and $0.063 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Ling 3.0 Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Ling 3.0 Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Inclusionai. Real usage can differ.