inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash: price cut input $0.075 → $0.045 per 1M tokens (-40 %), output $0.225 → $0.135 per 1M tokens (-40 %)

On the listed price of inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash changed: input $0.075 → $0.045 per 1M tokens (-40 %); output $0.225 → $0.135 per 1M tokens (-40 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.

What changed

inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash is cheaper on OpenRouter. Source: price page as read.

What it does to a task

Standard tasks, visible output only, no cache discount; month = 20 tasks an hour around the clock.

Price change: Published input and output rates before and now; both money axes start at zero. Published rates · Ling 3.1 Flash The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.
Price change.Published rates · Ling 3.1 Flash The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now. Open image · Explore the chart · Measured Lab · CC BY 4.0
TaskPer task, beforePer task, nowPer month, beforePer month, now
L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction)$0.0002$0.0001$2.30$1.38
L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document$0.013$0.0076$183.96$110.38
L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps$0.101$0.060$1,470.04$882.02

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Published rates · Ling 3.1 Flash

What the price change does to your bill

The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change.

Input / 1M tokens$0.075 → $0.045$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30Output / 1M tokens$0.225 → $0.135$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30Input / 1M tokens$0.075 → $0.045$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30Output / 1M tokens$0.225 → $0.135$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30

Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.

Before$183.96Now$110.38$0$50$100$150$200Before$183.96Now$110.38$0$50$100$150$200
Fresh inputVisible output

159,000 input + 3,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$73.58 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$2.30Now$1.38$0$1$2$3Before$2.30Now$1.38$0$1$2$3
Fresh inputVisible output

1,500 input + 200 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$0.920 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$1,470.04Now$882.02$0$500$1,000$1,500Before$1,470.04Now$882.02$0$500$1,000$1,500
Fresh inputVisible output

1,315,500 input + 9,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$588.02 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Assumption: 20 tasks/hour × 730 hours. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

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Confirmed price change

First seen and confirmed are different dates.

  1. Before
  2. First seen
  3. Confirmed
Published rate / 1MBeforeNow
Input$0.075$0.045
Output$0.225$0.135

A second measurement on a later date confirmed each new rate. The dates describe our readings, not a provider announcement date.

Sources: this page; published model prices (data (JSON)); task assumptions (data (JSON)). Published prices · Observed responses · Calculated scenarios · Assumptions stated with each chart.