Compare/Ling-2.6-1T vs Grok 4.3 (medium)

Ling-2.6-1TvsGrok 4.3 (medium)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Ling-2.6-1T

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
TTFT
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Grok 4.3 (medium)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
167 tok/s
TTFT
10.72s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Ling-2.6-1T
Faster (tok/s)
Grok 4.3 (medium)
Lower Latency
Ling-2.6-1T
Benchmarks (1-6)
Grok 4.3 (medium)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLing-2.6-1TGrok 4.3 (medium)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$2.5$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ling-2.6-1T$0.55
Grok 4.3 (medium)$1.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ling-2.6-1T
Grok 4.3 (medium)
167 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ling-2.6-1T
Grok 4.3 (medium)
10.72s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
33.648.8
Coding Index
33.135.1
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
75.2%89.0%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
8.2%28.1%
SciCode
37.0%44.6%
IFBench
56.9%83.3%
TerminalBench
31.1%30.3%
Ling-2.6-1T1 wins
6 winsGrok 4.3 (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ling-2.6-1T or Grok 4.3 (medium)?

Ling-2.6-1T is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.85/M tokens vs $1.56/M for Grok 4.3 (medium).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4.3 (medium) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Ling-2.6-1T. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Grok 4.3 (medium) generates tokens faster at 167 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Ling-2.6-1T also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 10.72s).

When should I use Ling-2.6-1T vs Grok 4.3 (medium)?

Choose based on your priorities: Ling-2.6-1T for lower cost, Grok 4.3 (medium) for stronger benchmark performance, and Grok 4.3 (medium) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.