Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥Hunyuan A13B Instruct vs NewLing 3.0 Flash Fin
Pick Ling 3.0 Flash Fin when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Ling 3.0 Flash Fin when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is estimated at $0.15 vs $0.42 for Hunyuan A13B Instruct, saving $0.28 (64.7% lower).
Cost-first pickLing 3.0 Flash Fin
Context-first pickLing 3.0 Flash Fin
Sample savings$0.2864.7%
10x traffic gap$2.75
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $2.75. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Hunyuan A13B Instruct | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | $0.99 | $0.39 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | $0.71 | $0.24 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | $2.99 | $0.96 |
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.39 cheaper per 1M output tokens (68.4% lower; 3.17x difference).
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 131.07K more context (2x larger).
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.28 cheaper on the standard workload (64.7% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has the lower input price; Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has the lower output price; Ling 3.0 Flash Fin offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.42 for Hunyuan A13B Instruct and $0.15 for Ling 3.0 Flash Fin.
Choose Hunyuan A13B Instruct when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Ling 3.0 Flash Fin when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is estimated at $0.15 vs $0.42 for Hunyuan A13B Instruct, saving $0.28 (64.7% lower).
- Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.28 cheaper on the standard workload (64.7% lower).
- Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).
- Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is $0.39 cheaper per 1M output tokens (68.4% lower; 3.17x difference).
- Ling 3.0 Flash Fin has 131.07K more context (2x larger).
| Feature | 🔥Hunyuan A13B Instruct (Tencent) | NewLing 3.0 Flash Fin (inclusionAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.14 | $0.06 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.57 | $0.18 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.42 | $0.15 |
| Context Window | 131.07K | 262.14K |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #18 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is estimated at $0.15 vs $0.42 for Hunyuan A13B Instruct, saving $0.28 (64.7% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Ling 3.0 Flash Fin | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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