Apertus 8B Instruct vs Inkling Small

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Inkling Small. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
Thinking MachinesInkling SmallOff the frontier
Intelligence
25.70
Total cost
$241
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructInkling SmallDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.825.7+435.4% Inkling Small is 5.4× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$240.85— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.20s12.68s+76.1% Inkling Small is 76.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Speech
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