Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) vs Inkling 2 Small
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) by Anthropic or Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-06.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max)
Inkling 2 Small vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max): 16.2% less intelligence, 133.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 92.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) | Inkling 2 Small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.5 | 30.6 | −16.2% Inkling 2 Small is 16.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $339.47 | $791.81 | +133.2% Inkling 2 Small is 2.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 275.33s | 20.92s | −92.4% Inkling 2 Small is 92.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.30 / $1.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Terra (High) scores 42.40 for $267.
- Inkling 2 Small is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
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