Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) vs Ring-2.6-1T
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) by Anthropic or Ring-2.6-1T by InclusionAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max)
Ring-2.6-1T vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max): 61.8% less intelligence, 74.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 92.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) | Ring-2.6-1T | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 43.4 | 16.6 | −61.8% Ring-2.6-1T is 61.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $330.25 | $575.60 | +74.3% Ring-2.6-1T is 74.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 327.94s | 24.15s | −92.6% Ring-2.6-1T is 92.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.30 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Ring-2.6-1T is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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