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GPT-5 Mini (medium) vs Inkling Small (high)

Inkling Small (high) leads on average score with 8.4 vs 8.1. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.241 vs $0.398. GPT-5 Mini (medium) is faster at 27.64s vs 30.43s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 69.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-20

Rank
#49
Total Output Tokens
108,019
Response Time (avg)
27.64s
Total Cost
$0.241
Rank
#44
Total Output Tokens
298,893
Response Time (avg)
30.43s
Total Cost
$0.398
Recommended model GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.1 vs 8.4), while costing about 1.7x less than Inkling Small (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07 Inkling Small Inkling Small high Release: 2026-08-01
Score 8.1 8.4
Rank #49 #44
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.4 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 69.7%
Flaky tests 4 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 2.006 2.868
Total Cost $0.241 $0.398
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.450 / 1M
Output Price $2.000 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 98,383 85,669
Output Tokens 14,409 6,092
Reasoning Tokens 93,610 292,801
Response Time (avg) 27.64s 30.43s
Response Time (max) 111.48s 122.60s
Response Time (total) 608.02s 669.38s
Parameters ~400B total (~17B active) 276B total (12B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#49 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

#44 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

high
Cost
$0.006
Time
34.7s
Tokens
4,735 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152
Inkling Small 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 93.23s 7,374 463 120,474

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