Inkling 2 Small vs Muse Spark Open (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines or Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) by Meta? 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
Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) vs Inkling 2 Small: 18.6% less intelligence, 114.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 32.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling 2 Small | Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.6 | 24.9 | −18.6% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 18.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $791.81 | $1,697.21 | +114.3% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.92s | 14.06s | −32.8% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 32.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $1.25 / $4.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
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.
- Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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