# Ling-3.1-flash-1019 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.7 (B) to Ling-3.1-flash-1019's 54.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against Ling-3.1-flash-1019's 54.8 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Ling-3.1-flash-1019: C 54.8, rank #126 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ling-3-1-flash-1019.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.7, rank #20 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.min.md
- Ling-3.1-flash-1019, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server that want an MIT-licensed flagship for long agent runs and coding
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 60; Risk, 75 against 45; Agent interface, 90 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 56.

| Category | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 45 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 56 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | inclusionAI (Ant Group) | NVIDIA |
| Licence | MIT | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-11-04 | 2026-08-11 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Risk, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +30: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 45 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25), less 10 because the card's documented vLLM command passes --trust-remote-code, which runs the…); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (File safety earns 25, safetensors only with no Python files, and nothing from the repository runs to load it or parse its output.)
- Agent interface, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +30: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (6,042 characters), which handles tools, the thinking switch and preserved reasoning.); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 90 (The chat template earns 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Reach, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +25: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 60 (Memory 0, inclusionAI's only build is the FP8 release at 573.78 GB, × 1.2 = 688.5 GB, above 256 GB, and no runtime's library has a build.); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 85 (Memory earns 25, since ggml-org's 18.9 GB Q4_0 GGUF and Ollama's 19 GB nvfp4 build both need under 24 GB with the fifth added.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +19: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 56 (Model card 11, Intended use (complex reasoning, multi-step tasks and agentic workflows), architecture, parameters (560B total, 25B active) and context (1M claim…); Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (The model card earns 20, all seven items with limitations in the linked subcard.)