GLM-5.2 (Max) vs Ring-2.6-1T

Which is better for the money: GLM-5.2 (Max) by Z AI or Ring-2.6-1T by InclusionAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.

Trade-off

Z AIGLM-5.2 (Max)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 33.70
Total cost: $2097

InclusionAIRing-2.6-1TOff the frontier

Intelligence: 16.60
Total cost: $576

Verdict

Depends on your budget

GLM-5.2 (Max) scores 17.1 points higher (33.7 vs 16.6) but costs 3.6× as much to run the benchmark ($2097 vs $576; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GLM-5.2 (Max) when you need intelligence above 16.6, and Ring-2.6-1T when 16.6 is enough.

Metric	GLM-5.2 (Max)	Ring-2.6-1T	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	33.7	16.6	−50.7% Ring-2.6-1T is 50.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$2,097.29	$575.60	−72.6% Ring-2.6-1T is 72.6% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	29.25s	24.07s	−17.7% Ring-2.6-1T is 17.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$1.40 / $4.40	$0.30 / $2.50
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Ring-2.6-1T vs GLM-5.2 (Max): 50.7% less intelligence, 72.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.7% faster end-to-end.

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Today's Pareto frontier

Against the frontier

GLM-5.2 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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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