Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta vs Inkling (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta by Sapiens AI or Inkling (Xhigh) by Thinking Machines? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta
Inkling (Xhigh) vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta: 47.9% less intelligence, 211.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 25.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta | Inkling (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.0 | 12.5 | −47.9% Inkling (Xhigh) is 47.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $396.84 | $1,236.66 | +211.6% Inkling (Xhigh) is 3.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.07s | 15.15s | +25.5% Inkling (Xhigh) is 25.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.30 | $1.00 / $4.05 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 46.30 for $389.
- Inkling (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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