Beam 1.0 vs Ring-2.6-1T
Which is better for the money: Beam 1.0 by Reflection 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 Beam 1.0
Ring-2.6-1T vs Beam 1.0: 45.2% less intelligence, 80.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 204.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Beam 1.0 | Ring-2.6-1T | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.3 | 16.6 | −45.2% Ring-2.6-1T is 45.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $318.73 | $575.60 | +80.6% Ring-2.6-1T is 80.6% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.02s | 24.45s | +204.9% Ring-2.6-1T is 204.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.40 / $1.20 | $0.30 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Beam 1.0 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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