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Inkling Small (high) vs Grok 4.5 (medium)

Grok 4.5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.4. Inkling Small (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.398 vs $2.042. Inkling Small (high) is faster at 30.43s vs 68.59s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#61
Total Output Tokens
298,893
Response Time (avg)
30.43s
Total Cost
$0.398
Rank
#54
Total Output Tokens
299,460
Response Time (avg)
68.59s
Total Cost
$2.042
Recommended model Inkling Small (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.4 vs 8.5), while costing about 5.1x less than Grok 4.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Inkling Small Inkling Small high Release: 2026-08-01 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08
Score 8.4 8.5
Rank #61 #54
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 2.868 12.007
Total Cost $0.398 $2.042
Input Price $0.450 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $1.200 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 85,669 122,155
Output Tokens 6,092 5,514
Reasoning Tokens 292,801 293,946
Response Time (avg) 30.43s 68.59s
Response Time (max) 122.60s 436.38s
Response Time (total) 669.38s 1508.91s
Parameters 276B total (12B active) ~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#61 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

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

#54 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

medium
Cost
$0.044
Time
59.4s
Tokens
7,512 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
Inkling Small 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 93.23s 7,374 463 120,474
Grok 4.5 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 155.69s 9,579 390 104,634

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