inclusionAI vs Inference.net

inclusionAI lists 13 models and Inference.net 2. inclusionAI is cheaper on a typical model ($0.08 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.

At a glance

inclusionAIInference.net
Models listed132
Models with published pricing132
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.08$0.08
Cheapest paid modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06)
Longest contextinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash (262K)Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (128K)
Free models50
Newest modelinclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash (2026-10-02)Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small (2026-09-12)
Price changes in the last 90 days50
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What each costs for real workloads

For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.

Workload (per month)inclusionAIInference.net
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$1.35 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$5.25 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$1.50 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$5.10 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$1.56 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flashno suitable model
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$0.98 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$3.30 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$0.53 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$1.65 with Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo

Cheapest model for each capability

You needinclusionAIInference.net
Any modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06)
With tool callinginclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)none listed
With image inputinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.09)none listed
With reasoning modeinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.03)none listed
128K+ contextinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo ($0.06)
1M+ contextnone listednone listed

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeinclusionAIInference.net
text+image+video->text20
text->text112
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)inclusionAIInference.net
Free50
Under $0.5082
$0.50 – $300
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does inclusionAI cost compare with Inference.net cost?

inclusionAI is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.08 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.08 for Inference.net. The cheapest paid models are inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash at $0.01 and Inference.net: Schematron V2 Turbo at $0.06.

Is inclusionAI better than Inference.net?

It depends on the job: inclusionAI offers the broader line-up (13 models vs 2), inclusionAI the lower typical price, inclusionAI the longest context (262K tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.

Which has more models, inclusionAI or Inference.net?

inclusionAI: inclusionAI lists 13 models and Inference.net lists 2.

Which provider has the longest context window?

inclusionAI: inclusionAI's longest is inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash at 262K tokens; Inference.net's is Inference.net: Schematron V2 Small at 128K.

Do inclusionAI or Inference.net offer free models?

inclusionAI: 5 free models (e.g. inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)). Inference.net: none.

Which provider has models that can read images?

inclusionAI: 2 of 13 models accept images. Inference.net: 0 of 2.

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