Claude Mythos 5 vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Ling 3.0 Flash VL comes out ahead, 76 to 33 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
AnthropicClaude Mythos 5
33/100- ECI—
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1M
- Our pick
inclusionAILing 3.0 Flash VL
76/100- ECI—
- Price$0.06 / $0.18
- Context262K
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL is our pick
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Claude Mythos 5 (33). It leads on price. Claude Mythos 5 wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceLing 3.0 Flash VLLing 3.0 Flash VL $0.09 · Claude Mythos 5 $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextClaude Mythos 5Claude Mythos 5 1,000,000 · Ling 3.0 Flash VL 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsClaude Mythos 5: Text, Images, PDFs · Ling 3.0 Flash VL: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingLing 3.0 Flash VLPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | Claude Mythos 5 | Ling 3.0 Flash VL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 0 | 95 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 33/100 | 76/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Claude Mythos 5Anthropic | Ling 3.0 Flash VLinclusionAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $10.00 | $0.06 (best) |
| Output | $50.00 | $0.18 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $20.00 | $0.09 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Median of 7 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMIT |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 2 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Jun 9, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 31, 2026 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Claude Mythos 5$200.00
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL$0.96
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Claude Mythos 5 or Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Claude Mythos 5 (33). It leads on price. Claude Mythos 5 wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Claude Mythos 5 or Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is cheaper at $0.06 input / $0.18 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). Claude Mythos 5 costs $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.09 per million tokens for Ling 3.0 Flash VL versus $20.00 for Claude Mythos 5 (222× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Claude Mythos 5 has not been scored yet and Ling 3.0 Flash VL has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Claude Mythos 5 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Claude Mythos 5 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Ling 3.0 Flash VL. Maximum output per response: Claude Mythos 5 up to 128,000, Ling 3.0 Flash VL up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Claude Mythos 5 accepts text, images and PDFs; Ling 3.0 Flash VL accepts text, images and video. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Claude Mythos 5 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is the newest, released Sep 10, 2026. Claude Mythos 5 came out Jun 9, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Mythos 5 Jan 31, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
