Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Inkling Small
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or Inkling Small by Thinking Machines? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Inkling Small
Inkling Small vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 59.6% more intelligence, 70.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 51.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Inkling Small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 25.7 | +59.6% Inkling Small is 59.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $240.85 | −70.7% Inkling Small is 70.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 26.13s | 12.68s | −51.5% Inkling Small is 51.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image, Speech |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Inkling Small is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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