Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines or Mistral Medium 3.5 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 Medium 3.5 vs Inkling 2 Small: 85.0% less intelligence, 39.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.6 | 4.6 | −85.0% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 85.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $791.81 | $1,103.02 | +39.3% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 39.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.92s | 17.37s | −17.0% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 17.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| 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 Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
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