# Kronos vs Ling-3.0-tiny (slim)

> Kronos and Ling-3.0-tiny score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 55.2 and 55 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kronos and Ling-3.0-tiny score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 55.2 (C) and 55 (C). Ling-3.0-tiny leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Ling-3.0-tiny: C 55, rank #87 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ling-3-0-tiny.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 56.
- Ling-3.0-tiny, good for Agents on a laptop or small GPU that want a fast local model for tool calls and short reasoning, under MIT Ahead on Reach, 90 against 55.

| Category | Kronos | Ling-3.0-tiny |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | Ling-3.0-tiny |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | inclusionAI (Ant Group) |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2026-08-31 |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |
