Grok 4.7 (Low) vs Inkling Small
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Low) by SpaceXAI or Inkling Small by Thinking Machines? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (Low) scores 16.5 points higher (42.2 vs 25.7) but costs 6.8× as much to run the benchmark ($1631 vs $241; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Low) when you need intelligence above 25.7, and Inkling Small when 25.7 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Low) | Inkling Small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.2 | 25.7 | −39.1% Inkling Small is 39.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,630.69 | $240.85 | −85.2% Inkling Small is 85.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.39s | 12.68s | +2.3% Inkling Small is 2.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech |
Inkling Small vs Grok 4.7 (Low): 39.1% less intelligence, 85.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 2.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- 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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