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inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash vs Mistral: Mistral Small 4

Mistral Small 4 (medium) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 4.9. Ling-2.6-flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.002 vs $0.096. Ling-2.6-flash is faster at 10.68s vs 10.77s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 42.4%.

Recommended modelMistral Small 4 (medium)It has the strongest score in this comparison (5.1) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-21

Metric Ling-2.6-flash Ling-2.6-flash none Release: 2026-04-21 Mistral Small 4 Mistral Small 4 medium Release: 2026-03-16
Score 4.9 5.1
Rank #184 #173
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 7.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 42.4%
Flaky tests 2 8
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.024 1.913
Total Cost $0.002 $0.096
Input Price $0.010 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.030 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 114,375 140,494
Output Tokens 14,903 39,462
Reasoning Tokens 0 92,362
Response Time (avg) 10.68s 10.77s
Response Time (max) 36.03s 59.15s
Response Time (total) 213.51s 236.94s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#184 Ling-2.6-flash

none
Ling-2.6-flash is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#173 Mistral Small 4

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
47.9s
Tokens
9,857 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Ling-2.6-flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 11.21s 813 381 0
Mistral Small 4 4.4 5.1 33.3% 2 39.98s 7,636 11,635 54,715

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