Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) vs Inkling 2 Small
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) by Google 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 Inkling 2 Small
Inkling 2 Small vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium): 1.7% more intelligence, 82.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 40.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) | Inkling 2 Small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 30.6 | +1.7% Inkling 2 Small is 1.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,546.75 | $791.81 | −82.6% Inkling 2 Small is 82.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.94s | 20.92s | +40.0% Inkling 2 Small is 40.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.30 / $1.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) scores 55.30 for $3746.
- 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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