Inkling Small vs Ring-2.6-1T
Which is better for the money: Inkling Small by Thinking Machines or Ring-2.6-1T by InclusionAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Inkling Small
Ring-2.6-1T vs Inkling Small: 35.4% less intelligence, 139.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 93.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling Small | Ring-2.6-1T | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.7 | 16.6 | −35.4% Ring-2.6-1T is 35.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $240.85 | $575.60 | +139.0% Ring-2.6-1T is 2.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.67s | 24.45s | +93.0% Ring-2.6-1T is 93.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.30 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Inkling Small 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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