Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Inkling (Xhigh)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Inkling (Xhigh). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
20.70
Total cost
$1501
Thinking MachinesInkling (Xhigh)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
25.00
Total cost
-
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.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Inkling (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.725.0+20.8% Inkling (Xhigh) is 20.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.84s14.41s−30.9% Inkling (Xhigh) is 30.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.00 / $4.05
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech
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