Compare/Ling-flash-2.0 vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B

Ling-flash-2.0vsLlama 3.1 Instruct 70B

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

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Ling-flash-2.0

Input
$0.14/M
Output
$0.57/M
Speed
64 tok/s
TTFT
1.43s
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Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B

Input
$0.56/M
Output
$0.56/M
Speed
31 tok/s
TTFT
0.55s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Ling-flash-2.0
Faster (tok/s)
Ling-flash-2.0
Lower Latency
Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B
Benchmarks (10-1)
Ling-flash-2.0

Pricing Comparison

MetricLing-flash-2.0Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.14$0.56
Output ($/M tokens)$0.57$0.56
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ling-flash-2.0$0.20
Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B$0.62

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ling-flash-2.0
64 tok/s
Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B
31 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ling-flash-2.0
1.43s
Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B
0.55s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.712.5
Coding Index
16.710.9
Math Index
65.34.0
GPQA Diamond
65.7%40.9%
MMLU-Pro
77.7%67.6%
LiveCodeBench
58.9%23.2%
AIME 2025
65.3%4.0%
MATH-500
64.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%4.6%
SciCode
28.9%26.7%
IFBench
34.4%34.4%
TerminalBench
10.6%3.0%
Ling-flash-2.010 wins
1 winsLlama 3.1 Instruct 70B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ling-flash-2.0 or Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B?

Ling-flash-2.0 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.25/M tokens vs $0.56/M for Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ling-flash-2.0 wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ling-flash-2.0 generates tokens faster at 64 tok/s vs 31 tok/s. However, Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B has lower time-to-first-token (0.55s vs 1.43s).

When should I use Ling-flash-2.0 vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B?

Choose based on your priorities: Ling-flash-2.0 for lower cost, Ling-flash-2.0 for stronger benchmark performance, and Ling-flash-2.0 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.