Inkling Small vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Which is better for the money: Inkling Small by Thinking Machines or MiMo-V2.6-Flash by Xiaomi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Inkling Small: 47.5% more intelligence, 54.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 290.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Inkling Small | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.7 | 37.9 | +47.5% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 47.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $240.85 | $109.55 | −54.5% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 54.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.67s | 49.53s | +290.9% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 290.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.14 / $0.28 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Inkling Small is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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