Inkling vs OpenAI o3
Compare Inkling by Thinking Machines against OpenAI o3 by OpenAI, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Inkling
OpenAI o3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Inkling is 9.9x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Inkling
Input
$1.00
10× cheaper
Output
$4.05
9.9× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00
Inkling is cheaper on both — 10× input, 9.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
71%
Inkling uses 3.9x more emoji
Inkling
OpenAI o3
57%Vocabulary68%
19wSentence Length14w
0.30Hedging0.26
5.0Bold0.7
2.7Lists3.0
0.04Emoji0.00
0.49Headings0.38
0.06Transitions0.12
Based on 27 + 16 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
