Head-to-head · published results only

GLM 5.3 Flash vs Ling 3.0 Flash Fin on finance benchmarks

Two open-weight models that cost a few cents per Finance Agent v2 test. GLM 5.3 Flash scores higher on all three finance benchmarks; the finance-labeled Ling 3.0 Flash Fin is cheaper and faster.

Same benchmarks, same harness, as published by Vals AI Context: FAB v2: n=450 test questions, 3 runs · Oct 12, 2026 leaderboard · Vals AI · ± SEM Context: EMB: n=51 test tasks · Oct 12, 2026 leaderboard · Vals AI · ± as published, type not stated Context: Tax Agent: n=193 test questions · Oct 12, 2026 leaderboard · Vals AI · ± as published, type not stated
Measure	GLM 5.3 Flash	Ling 3.0 Flash Fin	Gap	Read
Finance Agent v2	57.85% ±2.06	54.93% ±0.68	2.92 pts	GLM 5.3 Flash ahead
Excel Modeling Benchmark	55.93% ±3.56	36.83% ±3.33	19.10 pts	GLM 5.3 Flash ahead
Tax Agent Bench	31.55% ±3.35	20.60% ±2.91	10.95 pts	GLM 5.3 Flash ahead
FAB v2 cost / time per task	$0.05 / 14m51s	$0.04 / 6m15s
API price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$0.07 / $0.25	$0.06 / $0.18

How to read this

"Within published margins" means the gap is smaller than the two published margins added together, so the order is not settled.
Both models ran in the same Vals AI harness with the same tools; your own prompts and tools may give different results.
These are research and modeling tests graded by AI judges, not trading results.

Limits that apply to each model

GLM 5.3 Flash

Its Finance Agent v2 margin (plus or minus 2.06) is the widest in this directory, so its rank is less settled than the leaders'.
Vals lists two slightly different input prices: $0.07 on the model page and $0.075 in the Finance Agent v2 table.
Weak on Excel modeling (47th of 74).

Ling 3.0 Flash Fin

The finance label does not carry over to modeling: 60th of 74 on the Excel Modeling Benchmark and 44th of 69 on Tax Agent Bench.
Text only: no image, video or file input, according to Vals.
Vals shows no Vals Index score for it.

Primary sources

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GLM 5.3 Flash model page (Vals AI)Checked October 14, 2026.
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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin model page (Vals AI)Checked October 14, 2026.
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Finance Agent v2 (Vals AI)Checked October 14, 2026.
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Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Checked October 14, 2026.
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Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Checked October 14, 2026.

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