inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free)

inclusionai · Released Apr 23, 2026 BEST FOR AGENTS
DFO score #153 / 713
28.0 leaderboard score
Speed #110 / 340
131.2 tok/s
Input Price
– Not priced
Output Price
– Not priced
Context #182 / 713
262,144 tokens

Analysis Summary

Ling-2.6-1T is an inclusionAI model listed as free, with a 262,144-token context window, tool use, and function calling. Its agentic index is 60.5, a standout result in the supplied data, while its coding index is 33 and its general intelligence index is 17. This makes its profile more specialized than broadly capable: its strongest case is structured execution with tools rather than unrestricted reasoning or difficult coding.

It is worth testing for high-volume agent workflows, task routing, and document-based automation where cost and context capacity matter. The provided modality is text-only, and its measured general capability counsels against using it as the sole model for sensitive or nuanced client-facing work. Free pricing makes experimentation and bulk use attractive, but teams should validate failure handling and answer quality on real tasks before allowing unsupervised actions.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Ling-2.6-1T combines a 262K context, free access, function calling, and a strong agentic result, making it useful for tool-driven workflows despite a low general intelligence index.

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DFO Verdict

Ling-2.6-1T combines a 262K context, free access, function calling, and a strong agentic result, making it useful for tool-driven workflows despite a low general intelligence index.

#153 of 713 overall Down 7 this week

Benchmarks

Intelligence Index 17.0 #151 of 439 · Artificial Analysis
Coding Index 33.0 #100 of 198 · Artificial Analysis
Agentic Index 60.5 #1 of 181 · Artificial Analysis
Creative Writing Not rated Arena rating
Instruction Following Not rated Arena rating
GPQA Diamond 75.2%
HLE 8.2%
SciCode 37%
TerminalBench Hard 31.1%
τ²-Bench 89.8%
IFBench 56.9%
LCR 34.7%

Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 13, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control. Bars: magenta = reasoning, ink = coding and agents, cyan = instructions and long context.

How inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) compares

InclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) ranks #151 of 439 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #100 of 198 for coding, #1 of 181 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 74% of the models we list. inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 79% of models #151
Speed: faster than 68% of models #110
Context: larger than 74% of models #182
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) $0.00 in $0.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Google: Gemini 4 Argon $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) 262K

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

About inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free)

Ling-2.6-1T is an instant (instruct) model from inclusionAI and the company’s trillion-parameter flagship, designed for real-world agents that require fast execution and high efficiency at scale. It uses a “fast..

Frequently asked questions about inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free)

How much does inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) cost?

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.

What is the context window of inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free)?

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).

Is inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) ranks #100 of 198 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) do?

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) supports tool use and function calling.

Who created inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free)?

inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T (free) is developed by inclusionAI and was released on April 23, 2026.

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