Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) vs Inkling (Xhigh)

Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) 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 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
53.60
Total cost
$2172
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 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)Inkling (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)53.625.0−53.4% Inkling (Xhigh) is 53.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,172.43Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)30.38s13.75s−54.7% Inkling (Xhigh) is 54.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$1.00 / $4.05
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech
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