Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Mistral Large 3
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 5 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 15.2.
- Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.75 per million input/output tokens, against $0.45 / $1.20 for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | 262K |
| Max output | 1.05M | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 33 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85), Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1409 | 1230 |
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1448 |
| SciCode | 48.7% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63), Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1423 | 1429 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| CritPt | 8.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.15 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77), Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1459 | 1414 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1421 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
Multimodal Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62), Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | 1221 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104), Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1402 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1405 | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1428 | 1440 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114), Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1403 |
Long Context Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107), Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1414 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1386 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | 1412 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1429 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Mistral Large 3?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Inkling-Small or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens; Inkling-Small lists at $0.45 and $1.20.
Is Inkling-Small or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 34.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Inkling-Small does, with 524K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Mistral Large 3 share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.