Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Inkling (Xhigh)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, 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 Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
56.00
Total cost
$7260
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 Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Inkling (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)56.025.0−55.4% Inkling (Xhigh) is 55.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,259.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)360.53s14.41s−96.0% Inkling (Xhigh) is 96.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.00 / $4.05
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech
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