Compare/Ling-2.6-1T vs Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Ling-2.6-1TvsNova 2.0 Lite (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
131 tok/s
TTFT
1.08s
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Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
183 tok/s
TTFT
14.87s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)
Lower Latency
Ling-2.6-1T
Benchmarks (4-7)
Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLing-2.6-1TNova 2.0 Lite (medium)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$2.5$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ling-2.6-1T$0.55
Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)$0.55

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ling-2.6-1T
131 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)
183 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ling-2.6-1T
1.08s
Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)
14.87s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
33.629.7
Coding Index
33.023.9
Math Index
88.7
GPQA Diamond
75.2%76.8%
MMLU-Pro
81.3%
LiveCodeBench
66.3%
AIME 2025
88.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
8.2%8.6%
SciCode
37.0%36.8%
IFBench
56.9%68.5%
TerminalBench
31.1%17.4%
Ling-2.6-1T4 wins
7 winsNova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ling-2.6-1T or Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Ling-2.6-1T. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) generates tokens faster at 183 tok/s vs 131 tok/s. Ling-2.6-1T also has lower time-to-first-token (1.08s vs 14.87s).

When should I use Ling-2.6-1T vs Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.