Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Ring-2.6-1T
Which is better for the money: Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral 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.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Ring-2.6-1T
Ring-2.6-1T vs Mistral Medium 3.5: 16.9% more intelligence, 54.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 35.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Ring-2.6-1T | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 14.2 | 16.6 | +16.9% Ring-2.6-1T is 16.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,263.80 | $575.60 | −54.5% Ring-2.6-1T is 54.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.77s | 24.04s | +35.3% Ring-2.6-1T is 35.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.50 / $7.50 | $0.30 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Medium 3.5 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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