Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Inkling (Xhigh)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) 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 Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
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 Opus 4.8 (Max)Inkling (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.825.0−40.2% Inkling (Xhigh) is 40.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.92s14.41s−61.0% Inkling (Xhigh) is 61.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.00 / $4.05
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech
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