Compare/Ling 2.6 Flash vs Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Ling 2.6 FlashvsDevstral Small (Jul '25)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Ling 2.6 Flash

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
TTFT
Mistral

Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
192 tok/s
TTFT
0.41s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
Lower Latency
Ling 2.6 Flash
Benchmarks (7-5)
Ling 2.6 Flash

Pricing Comparison

MetricLing 2.6 FlashDevstral Small (Jul '25)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ling 2.6 Flash$0.13
Devstral Small (Jul '25)$0.13

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ling 2.6 Flash
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
192 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ling 2.6 Flash
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
0.41s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
26.215.2
Coding Index
23.212.1
Math Index
29.3
GPQA Diamond
59.3%41.4%
MMLU-Pro
62.2%
LiveCodeBench
25.4%
AIME 2025
29.3%
MATH-500
63.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.2%3.7%
SciCode
27.1%24.3%
IFBench
57.4%34.6%
TerminalBench
21.2%6.1%
Ling 2.6 Flash7 wins
5 winsDevstral Small (Jul '25)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ling 2.6 Flash or Devstral Small (Jul '25)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ling 2.6 Flash wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Devstral Small (Jul '25). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Devstral Small (Jul '25) generates tokens faster at 192 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Ling 2.6 Flash also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.41s).

When should I use Ling 2.6 Flash vs Devstral Small (Jul '25)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Ling 2.6 Flash for stronger benchmark performance, and Devstral Small (Jul '25) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.