Inkling Small vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Inkling Small vs Kimi K2 Thinking. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Thinking MachinesInkling SmallOff the frontier
Intelligence
25.70
Total cost
$241
KimiKimi K2 ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.00
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricInkling SmallKimi K2 ThinkingDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)25.722.0−14.4% Kimi K2 Thinking is 14.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$240.85Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.67s22.51s+77.7% Kimi K2 Thinking is 77.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $1.20$0.60 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, Image, SpeechText
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