What is the best Thinking Machines model?

Inkling Small has the highest verification score of the Thinking Machines models we tested: 67.5% (54 of 80 correct) in our 2026-10-27 run.

What is the fastest Thinking Machines model?

Inkling Small is the fastest Thinking Machines model we tested, at a median 233 output tokens per second.

What is the cheapest Thinking Machines model?

Inkling Small has the lowest billed cost per question of the Thinking Machines models we tested: $0.00047.

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Thinking Machines AI models

2 models tested, compared with 76 models from other labs.

Best verification score67.5Inkling Small · #28 of 78 Best output speed233Inkling Small · #6 of 78 Best time to first token0.5 sInkling Small · #16 of 78 Best cost per question$0.00047Inkling Small · #14 of 78

Thinking Machines#28Inkling Small67.5% verification score233 tok/s0.5 s first token$0.00047 / question

Thinking Machines#31Inkling66.2% verification score118 tok/s0.6 s first token$0.0012 / question

Score vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Output speed vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Verification score

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

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Output speed

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

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Time to first token

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

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Cost per question

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

1Granite 4.0 Micro$0.000051
2gpt-oss-20b$0.000066
3Granite 4.2 8B$0.000077
4Nova Micro 1.0$0.000087
5Mercury 2.5$0.00011
6Phi 4$0.00012
7gpt-oss-120b$0.00013
8GLM 5.3 Flash$0.00015
9Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.00019
10GPT-6 Luna$0.00025
14Inkling Small$0.00047
29Inkling$0.0012

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End-to-end response time

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

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Context window

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

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All Thinking Machines results

Leaderboard
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1	Inkling Small Thinking Machines · served by DeepInfra	67.5	54 / 80	233	0.5 s	$0.00047	$0.45 / $1.2	524k
2	Inkling Thinking Machines · served by Together	66.2	53 / 80	118	0.6 s	$0.0012	$1 / $4.05	524k

Thinking Machines: quick answers

What is the best Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small has the highest verification score of the Thinking Machines models we tested: 67.5% (54 of 80 correct) in our 2026-10-27 run.
What is the fastest Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small is the fastest Thinking Machines model we tested, at a median 233 output tokens per second.
What is the cheapest Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small has the lowest billed cost per question of the Thinking Machines models we tested: $0.00047.
Which Thinking Machines models do you test?: Inkling Small, Inkling.

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Thinking Machines AI models

2 models tested, compared with 76 models from other labs.

Thinking Machines#28Inkling Small67.5% verification score233 tok/s0.5 s first token$0.00047 / question

Thinking Machines#31Inkling66.2% verification score118 tok/s0.6 s first token$0.0012 / question

Score vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Output speed vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Verification score

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

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Output speed

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

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Time to first token

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

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Cost per question

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

1Granite 4.0 Micro$0.000051
2gpt-oss-20b$0.000066
3Granite 4.2 8B$0.000077
4Nova Micro 1.0$0.000087
5Mercury 2.5$0.00011
6Phi 4$0.00012
7gpt-oss-120b$0.00013
8GLM 5.3 Flash$0.00015
9Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.00019
10GPT-6 Luna$0.00025
14Inkling Small$0.00047
29Inkling$0.0012

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End-to-end response time

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

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Context window

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

66 more models · see the full leaderboard

All Thinking Machines results

Leaderboard
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1	Inkling Small Thinking Machines · served by DeepInfra	67.5	54 / 80	233	0.5 s	$0.00047	$0.45 / $1.2	524k
2	Inkling Thinking Machines · served by Together	66.2	53 / 80	118	0.6 s	$0.0012	$1 / $4.05	524k

Thinking Machines: quick answers

What is the best Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small has the highest verification score of the Thinking Machines models we tested: 67.5% (54 of 80 correct) in our 2026-10-27 run.
What is the fastest Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small is the fastest Thinking Machines model we tested, at a median 233 output tokens per second.
What is the cheapest Thinking Machines model?: Inkling Small has the lowest billed cost per question of the Thinking Machines models we tested: $0.00047.
Which Thinking Machines models do you test?: Inkling Small, Inkling.