Inkling 2 Small vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Inkling 2 Small by Thinking Machines or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? 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
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Inkling 2 Small: 61.4% less intelligence, 94.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 16.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.6 | 11.8 | −61.4% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 61.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $791.81 | $1,541.98 | +94.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 94.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.92s | 17.42s | −16.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 16.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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