Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Large 4 (High)
Which is better for the money: Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines or Mistral Large 4 (High) by Mistral? 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
Mistral Large 4 (High) vs Inkling 2 Small: 14.7% less intelligence, 71.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 5.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.6 | 26.1 | −14.7% Mistral Large 4 (High) is 14.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $791.81 | $1,359.61 | +71.7% Mistral Large 4 (High) is 71.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.92s | 19.74s | −5.6% Mistral Large 4 (High) is 5.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Inkling 2 Small is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
- Mistral Large 4 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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