Short answer: Ling 3.0 Flash VL is 28x cheaper (under 0.01¢ vs 0.099¢ a chat). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ranks higher overall (#8 vs #12). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins at reasoning, coding. Ling 3.0 Flash VL wins at agentic tasks. Pick Ling 3.0 Flash VL for everyday use and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash when quality matters most.


| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Ling 3.0 Flash VL | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per chat (NZD) | 0.099¢ | under 0.01¢ |
| Chats per NZ$1 | 1,009 | 28,300 |
| Overall rank | #8 | #12 |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | InclusionAI |
| Speciality | General | General |
| Crowd Elo | 988 | no votes |
| Reasoning | 85 | 75 |
| Code | 73 | 55 |
| Agentic | 41 | 75 |
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs under 0.01¢ per typical chat versus 0.099¢ for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads at reasoning, coding; Ling 3.0 Flash VL leads at agentic tasks.
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
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