Ling 2.6 Flash
Apr 2026
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Benchmarks of Ling 2.6 Flash14
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge4
Science2
Coding1
Agents2
Documents1
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported3
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self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
262Kcontext
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Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+15%—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OOpenMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinking×107.4——Context: 262K → 131K
BetterGranite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×3.7—$0.006Context: 262K → 128K
BetterMinistral 3 3B 2512Open+21%—$0.008Context: 262K → 131K
BetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×3.1—$0.008Context: 262K → 128KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunalow+15%—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×3.7—$0.006Context: 262K → 128KMinistral 3 3B 2512Open+21%—$0.008Context: 262K → 131KGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×3.1—$0.008Context: 262K → 128KGPT-5.6 Lunalow+8%—$0.01ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
OMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinkingOpen×107.4——Context: 262K → 131KAG9v3 3BOpen×8.3——Context: 262K → 131KAG9v3 39A5BOpen×7.4——Context: 262K → 131K
Command A+thinkingOpen×6.8—$0.30 / $1.50Context: 262K → 128K+1lLFM2.5 2.6BthinkingOpen×6——Context: 262K → 131KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Ling Mini 2.0Opensame——Context: 262K → 32KLing 1Tnon-thinkingOpen+2%—$0.57 / $2.29Context: 262K → 32K+1Ling 2.6 1TOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 64 GB → 615 GBRing Flash 2.0thinkingOpen+7%——Context: 262K → 128KRing 1TOpen+8%—$0.57 / $2.29Context: 262K → 64K+1Ling Flash 2.0non-thinkingOpen+8%—$0.14 / $0.57Context: 262K → 32KRing 2.6 1TOpen+13%—$0.29Context: 262K → 128K+1Ling 3.0 FlashthinkingOpen×2.2—$0.06 / $0.18Memory (4-bit): 64 GB → 76 GBAll inclusionAI models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✓ 80 GB GPU · compressed
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
History
4 versionsBenchmarks
all categoriesChat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam6.3#242
AA Omniscience Index-66.1#285
CritPt (physics)0#180
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈9.7#213
AA Omniscience · Accuracy15.6#225
AA-LCR (long context) 1.131.3#220
GPQA Diamond59.3#229
Coding
Terminal-Bench 2.124.3#107
Agents & Tool Use
τ³-Banking · AA2.9#132
τ²-bench · AA86#61
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)57.4#94
FAQ
How much does Ling 2.6 Flash cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Ling 2.6 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Ling 2.6 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#240 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #88 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #94 of 245 in Writing & Language. Strongest at: Tool calling.
Is Ling 2.6 Flash better than Ling Flash 2.0?›
On AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate, Ling 2.6 Flash scores 96.7 vs 89.5 — lower.
What is the context window of Ling 2.6 Flash?›
262K tokens.
When was Ling 2.6 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-21. It has been superseded by Ling 3.0 Flash.
Is Ling 2.6 Flash open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run Ling 2.6 Flash locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Ling 2.6 Flash read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Ling 2.6 Flash?›
Ling 2.6 Flash is an open-weights language model from inclusionAI, released Apr 2026, the successor to Ling Flash 2.0.
What are the best alternatives to Ling 2.6 Flash?›
GPT-6 Luna (better), MiniCPM5 1B (open weights).