GPT-6 Luna (Medium) vs Inkling Small
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Medium) by OpenAI 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 GPT-6 Luna (Medium)
Inkling Small vs GPT-6 Luna (Medium): 14.0% less intelligence, 672.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 57.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Medium) | Inkling Small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.9 | 25.7 | −14.0% Inkling Small is 14.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $31.17 | $240.85 | +672.7% Inkling Small is 7.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.25s | 12.95s | +57.0% Inkling Small is 57.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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