Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (Leiphone · Nov 5, 2026)

2026 Li Auto i6 Launched: Standard Self-Developed Battery and ADAS Chip, From 249,800 Yuan

KEY FACTS

On October 28, Li Auto launched the 2026 i6, with a nationwide unified retail price of 249,800 yuan and a first-sale benefit price of 239,800 yuan.
The new model comes standard with a 96 kWh self-developed Liantian 5C battery, and the rear-wheel-drive version's CLTC range increases to 780 km.
The self-developed Mach M100 assisted-driving chip becomes standard, while the dual-chip option package delivers a total of 2,560 TOPS of compute.
In its first year on the market, the i6 accumulated nearly 190,000 units in sales, with a user net promoter score of 80.2.
The cabin comes standard with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8797 chip and a 29-inch 6K screen, running the self-developed MindOS system.

KEY DATA

249,800 yuanNationwide unified retail price

239,800 yuanFirst-sale benefit price

Nearly 190,000 unitsCumulative sales in first year on market

80.2User net promoter score

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

By putting self-developed batteries and chips into a volume model that sells nearly 190,000 units a year, Li Auto aims to spread R&D costs across scale and subject its technology to real-world user validation. For buyers, standard self-developed hardware is a show of good faith, but the dual-chip package costs 20,000 yuan more, and the actual difference in experience is left unstated, so do not shop by compute numbers alone.

Source: Leiphone report