GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Ring-2.6-1T

Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI 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

OpenAIGPT-6.1 Sol (Max)On the frontier

Intelligence: 51.80
Total cost: $1082

InclusionAIRing-2.6-1TOff the frontier

Intelligence: 16.60
Total cost: $576

Verdict

Depends on your budget

GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 35.2 points higher (51.8 vs 16.6) but costs 1.9× as much to run the benchmark ($1082 vs $576; both premium class). Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Ring-2.6-1T.

Metric	GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)	Ring-2.6-1T	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	51.8	16.6	−68.0% Ring-2.6-1T is 68.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$1,081.55	$575.60	−46.8% Ring-2.6-1T is 46.8% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	250.43s	24.47s	−90.2% Ring-2.6-1T is 90.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$2.00 / $10.0	$0.30 / $2.50
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Ring-2.6-1T vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max): 68.0% less intelligence, 46.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 90.2% faster end-to-end.

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Today's Pareto frontier

Against the frontier

GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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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