inclusionAI: Ring-2.6-1T
Ring-2.6-1T is a reasoning model from inclusionAI released on May 7, 2026. It reads text and writes text, with a 262K token context window and up to 65K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.06, 80% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling and prompt caching, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
2 providers serve it, including Requesty and ZenMux.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.30 / $2.50 per 1M
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 65K
- Released
- May 7, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Dec 2025
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Ring-2.6-1T pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.30 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $2.50 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.06 / 1M tokens | 80% off input |
Ring-2.6-1T providers
2 providers serve it, including Requesty and ZenMux. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requesty | $0.30 | $2.50 | – | 262K | 262K |
| ZenMux | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.06 | 262K | 65K |
What Ring-2.6-1T costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Ring-2.6-1T through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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Ring-2.6-1T questions
How much does the Ring-2.6-1T API cost?
$0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.06. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Ring-2.6-1T?
262,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 65,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Ring-2.6-1T?
2 providers serve it, including Requesty and ZenMux. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Ring-2.6-1T support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Ring-2.6-1T open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was Ring-2.6-1T released?
May 7, 2026, with training data up to Dec 2025.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Ring-2.6-1T?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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