Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines or Mistral Large 4 (Medium) 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 (Medium) vs Inkling 2 Small: 24.5% less intelligence, 18.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 3.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.6 | 23.1 | −24.5% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 24.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $791.81 | $936.45 | +18.3% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 18.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.92s | 21.65s | +3.5% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 3.5% slower |
| 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 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
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