GPT-4.5 vs Thinking Machines: Inkling
Compare GPT-4.5 by OpenAI against Thinking Machines: Inkling by Thinking Machines, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 24 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.5
Thinking Machines: Inkling
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Thinking Machines: Inkling is 37x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.5
Input
$75.00
Output
$150.00
Thinking Machines: Inkling
Input
$1.00
75× cheaper
Output
$4.05
37× cheaper
Thinking Machines: Inkling is cheaper on both — 75× input, 37× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
31%
Thinking Machines: Inkling uses 3.9x more emoji
GPT-4.5
Thinking Machines: Inkling
63%Vocabulary57%
16wSentence Length19w
0.57Hedging0.30
4.7Bold5.0
6.4Lists2.7
0.00Emoji0.04
1.30Headings0.49
0.54Transitions0.06
Based on 11 + 27 text responses
Research
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