Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Ring-2.6-1T
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA 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 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Ring-2.6-1T vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: 37.4% less intelligence, 103.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 282.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Ring-2.6-1T | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.5 | 16.6 | −37.4% Ring-2.6-1T is 37.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $282.51 | $575.60 | +103.7% Ring-2.6-1T is 2.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.33s | 24.22s | +282.6% Ring-2.6-1T is 282.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.23 / $0.57 | $0.30 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 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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