# Ling-3.1-flash-1019 vs Recursive Flint (slim)

> Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) 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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Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) 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
- Recursive Flint: C 61, rank #54 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recursive-flint.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
- Recursive Flint, good for Agents doing repository work on a 32 to 48 GB Mac or NVIDIA box that want a sparse coder with documented tool calls and a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 60; Risk, 60 against 45; Agent interface, 90 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 56.

| Category | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 45 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 56 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | inclusionAI (Ant Group) | Recursive |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-21 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Recursive Flint +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.); Recursive Flint 90 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository and inside both GGUFs.)
- Reach, Recursive Flint +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.); Recursive Flint 85 (Memory 20 of 30, Recursive's MLX INT4 build is 22.6 GB, or 27.1 GB with a fifth added, which fits 32 GB, and every other 4-bit build lands in the same band.)
- Risk, Recursive Flint +15: 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…); Recursive Flint 60 (File safety 15 of 25, safetensors and GGUF only, but the card's documented BF16 route installs the wheel shipped in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Recursive Flint +11: 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…); Recursive Flint 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but languages.)