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Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to -0.8.

Thinking Machines Lab · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Inkling 2 Small leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.1 to -0.8, ranking #41 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Inkling 2 Small wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Inkling 2 Small

  • overall performance matters — it scores 47.1 and ranks #41 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Inkling 2 Small
Thinking Machines Lab
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.1
#41
-0.8
#372
Reasoning
47.8
#26
-0.9
#365
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
256,000
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Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 9 for Mistral Small 3 24B Base

1 shared

Inkling 2 Small outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

Inkling 2 Small significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Nov 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

570.4B diff

Inkling 2 Small has 570.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 2416.9% larger.

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
594.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
594.0B
Inkling 2 Small
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Inkling 2 Small specifies input context (256,000 tokens).

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
Input256,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Nov 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3 24B Base support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Inkling 2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Inkling 2 Small is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Inkling 2 Small

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Inkling 2 Small is 21 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Inkling 2 Small

Nov 5, 2026

5 days ago

1.8yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Inkling 2 Small's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Inkling 2 Small's cutoff date.

Inkling 2 Small

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Inkling 2 Small
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, Inkling 2 Small or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to -0.8. Inkling 2 Small is made by Thinking Machines Lab and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Inkling 2 Small compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

Inkling 2 Small scores GPQA: 93.0%, BrowseComp: 90.2%, CharXiv-R: 85.6%, MCP Atlas: 85.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 82.2%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Inkling 2 Small supports 256K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.1 vs -0.8), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Inkling 2 Small is developed by Thinking Machines Lab and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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