inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is a reasoning model from inclusionAI released on Sep 8, 2026. It reads text, images and video and writes text, with a 262K token context window and up to 33K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.012, 80% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
5 providers serve it, including Novita AI, Vercel AI Gateway and DevPass (LLM Gateway).
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.06 / $0.18 per 1M
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 33K
- Released
- Sep 8, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Ling 3.0 Flash VL pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.06 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0.18 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.012 / 1M tokens | 80% off input |
Ling 3.0 Flash VL providers
5 providers serve it, including Novita AI, Vercel AI Gateway and DevPass (LLM Gateway). Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI | $0.075 | $0.22 | $0.015 | 262K | 33K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.075 | $0.22 | $0.015 | 256K | 32K |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.06 | $0.18 | $0.012 | 131K | 131K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.06 | $0.18 | $0.012 | 131K | 33K |
| NanoGPT | $0.06 | $0.18 | $0.012 | 262K | 33K |
What Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Ling 3.0 Flash VL through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL questions
How much does the Ling 3.0 Flash VL API cost?
$0.06 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.012. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
262,144 tokens of input, and it can write up to 32,768 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
5 providers serve it, including Novita AI, Vercel AI Gateway and DevPass (LLM Gateway). Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Ling 3.0 Flash VL support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Ling 3.0 Flash VL open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was Ling 3.0 Flash VL released?
Sep 8, 2026.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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