Inclusionai vs Moondream

Inclusionai lists 13 models and Moondream 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

InclusionaiMoondream
Models listed132
Models with published pricing132
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.08$0.85
Cheapest paid modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85)
Longest contextinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash (262K)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (32K)
Free models50
Newest modelinclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash (2026-10-02)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (2026-10-15)
Price changes in the last 90 days50

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)InclusionaiMoondream
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$1.35 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$72.50 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$1.50 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$61.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview
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$39.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$0.53 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flashno suitable model

Cheapest model for each capability

You needInclusionaiMoondream
Any modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85)
With tool callinginclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)none listed
With image inputinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.09)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85)
With reasoning modeinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.03)Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85)
128K+ contextinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)none listed
1M+ contextnone listednone listed

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeInclusionaiMoondream
text+image+video->text20
text+image->text02
text->text110
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)InclusionaiMoondream
Free50
Under $0.5080
$0.50 – $302
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Inclusionai cost compare with Moondream cost?

Inclusionai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.08 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.85 for Moondream. The cheapest paid models are inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash at $0.01 and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at $0.85.

Is Inclusionai better than Moondream?

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 Moondream?

Inclusionai: Inclusionai lists 13 models and Moondream lists 2.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Inclusionai: Inclusionai's longest is inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash at 262K tokens; Moondream's is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at 32K.

Do Inclusionai or Moondream offer free models?

Inclusionai: 5 free models (e.g. inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)). Moondream: none.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Inclusionai: 2 of 13 models accept images. Moondream: 2 of 2.

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