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  3. Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Thinking Machines: Inkling benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Thinking Machines: Inkling is more budget-friendly at $4.05/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Gemini 2.5 Pro if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Thinking Machines: Inkling if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Thinking Machines: Inkling holds empirical advantage (2 of 2 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Gemini 2.5 ProTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Gemini 2.5 ProTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Thinking Machines: InklingLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Gemini 2.5 ProFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

2 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Gemini 2.5 Pro (0)Thinking Machines: Inkling (2)
Gemini 2.5 Pro
0 of 2 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Thinking Machines: Inkling
2 of 2 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro

Previous Google long-context flagship.

Elo 1,350In: $1.25 · Out: $10/1M
thinkingmachines
Leads 2 of 2
Thinking Machines: Inkling

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (thinkingmachines/inkling). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.95 · Out: $4.05/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for Gemini 2.5 Pro
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderThinking Machines: Inkling Wins

Thinking Machines: Inkling

$4.05 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Gemini 2.5 Pro (6)vsThinking Machines: Inkling (2)
Gemini 2.5 Pro: 6W (75%)Overall: Gemini 2.5 ProThinking Machines: Inkling: 2W (25%)
← Gemini 2.5 Pro1 tiesThinking Machines: Inkling →
🏆Gemini 2.5 Pro Leads(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 ProvsThinking Machines: Inkling
Preference Elo
1,350vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
63.8%vs—
LiveBench
57.1%vs—
GPQA Diamond
76.4%vs—
Gemini 2.5 Pro: 4WThinking Machines: Inkling: 0W
🏆Gemini 2.5 Pro Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 ProvsThinking Machines: Inkling
Output speed
95 tok/svs—
Time to first token
210 msvs—
Gemini 2.5 Pro: 2WThinking Machines: Inkling: 0W
🏆Thinking Machines: Inkling Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 ProvsThinking Machines: Inkling
Output price
$10/1Mvs$4.05/1M+$5.95/1M
Input price
$1.25/1Mvs$0.95/1M+$0.3/1M
Context window
1Mvs1M
Gemini 2.5 Pro: 0WThinking Machines: Inkling: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Gemini 2.5 ProThinking Machines: Inkling
Preference Elo
Gemini 2.5 Pro1,350
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
LiveBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro57.1%
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
SWE-bench
Gemini 2.5 Pro63.8%
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
GPQA Diamond
Gemini 2.5 Pro76.4%
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
Time to first token
Gemini 2.5 Pro210 ms
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
Output speed
Gemini 2.5 Pro95 tok/s
Thinking Machines: Inkling—
Input priceThinking Machines: Inkling +$0.3/1M
Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25/1M
Thinking Machines: Inkling$0.95/1M
Output priceThinking Machines: Inkling +$5.95/1M
Gemini 2.5 Pro$10/1M
Thinking Machines: Inkling$4.05/1M
Context window
Gemini 2.5 Pro1M
Thinking Machines: Inkling1M
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 ProThinking Machines: InklingAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,350
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
57.1%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
63.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
76.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
210 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
95 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$1.25/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.95/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.3/1M
Output price
$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$4.05/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$5.95/1M
Context window
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 51% with Thinking Machines: Inkling
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Gemini 2.5 Pro$193.75 / mo
In: $43.75Out: $150
Thinking Machines: Inkling$94.00 / mo
In: $33.25Out: $60.75
Estimated Cost Delta

Thinking Machines: Inkling is estimated to save $99.75/month ($1,197/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Thinking Machines: Inkling:Pick Thinking Machines: Inkling when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Gemini 2.5 Pro:Pick Gemini 2.5 Pro for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatThinking Machines: Inkling

Lower output list price ($4.05/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 Pro

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatThinking Machines: InklingLower output list price ($4.05/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 ProLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchMar 25, 2025

Gemini 2.5 Pro remains the previous Google long-context flagship

2025-03 row. 3.x Pro replaced it. Kept for old “2.5 pro vs gpt-4o” inbound.

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Gemini 2.5 Pro

Elo 1,350
SWE-bench63.8%
Speed (tok/s)95 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1.25/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M
thinkingmachines

Thinking Machines: Inkling

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)1M
Input / 1M Tokens$0.95/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4.05/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Thinking Machines: Inkling?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Thinking Machines: Inkling?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Thinking Machines: Inkling output tokens are $4.05/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Thinking Machines: Inkling?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Thinking Machines: Inkling Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Mar 25, 2025

    Gemini 2.5 Pro remains the previous Google long-context flagship

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