What is the difference between Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4?

Thinking Machines: Inkling is developed by Thinking Machines while Mistral Small 4 is developed by Mistral AI. Thinking Machines: Inkling has a 1.0M token context window vs Mistral Small 4's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Thinking Machines: Inkling or Mistral Small 4?

It depends on your use case. Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Thinking Machines: Inkling cost compared to Mistral Small 4?

Thinking Machines: Inkling costs $1/M input tokens and Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15/M input tokens. Mistral Small 4 is $0.85/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4?

Thinking Machines: Inkling is developed by Thinking Machines while Mistral Small 4 is developed by Mistral AI. Thinking Machines: Inkling has a 1.0M token context window vs Mistral Small 4's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Thinking Machines: Inkling or Mistral Small 4?

It depends on your use case. Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Thinking Machines: Inkling cost compared to Mistral Small 4?

Thinking Machines: Inkling costs $1/M input tokens and Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15/M input tokens. Mistral Small 4 is $0.85/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Thinking Machines: Inkling vs Mistral Small 4: Which Is Better?

Updated Jul 2026

Our Verdict

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Mistral Small 4Runner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Thinking Machines: Inkling has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Mistral Small 4 is 6.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Slight edge

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Input

$1.00

Output

$4.05

Mistral Small 4

Input

$0.15

6.7× cheaper

Output

$0.60

6.8× cheaper

Mistral Small 4 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 6.8× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

50%

Mistral Small 4 uses 4.9x more emoji

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Mistral Small 4

57%Vocabulary50%

19wSentence Length18w

0.30Hedging0.58

5.0Bold9.0

2.7Lists5.6

0.04Emoji0.19

0.49Headings1.10

0.06Transitions0.12

Based on 27 + 23 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 have opinions about your brand too.Ask 10 models what they tell people about you. Verbatim receipts.Run the mirror

FAQ

Common questions

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Our Verdict

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Mistral Small 4Runner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Thinking Machines: Inkling has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Mistral Small 4 is 6.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Slight edge

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Input

$1.00

Output

$4.05

Mistral Small 4

Input

$0.15

6.7× cheaper

Output

$0.60

6.8× cheaper

Mistral Small 4 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 6.8× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

50%

Mistral Small 4 uses 4.9x more emoji

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Mistral Small 4

57%Vocabulary50%

19wSentence Length18w

0.30Hedging0.58

5.0Bold9.0

2.7Lists5.6

0.04Emoji0.19

0.49Headings1.10

0.06Transitions0.12

Based on 27 + 23 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

Thinking Machines: Inkling and Mistral Small 4 have opinions about your brand too.Ask 10 models what they tell people about you. Verbatim receipts.Run the mirror

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

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