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Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 3.6.

Thinking Machines Lab · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Inkling 2 Small leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 3.6, 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 and coding — 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 3.1 24B Instruct

  • 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 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.1
#41
3.6
#347
Reasoning
47.8
#26
3.6
#339
Coding
36.2
#35
9.5
#205
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
—

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 9 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

1 shared

Inkling 2 Small outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Inkling 2 Small significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Nov 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

570.0B diff

Inkling 2 Small has 570.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct, making it 2375.0% larger.

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
594.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
594.0B
Inkling 2 Small
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

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 3.1 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Nov 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Inkling 2 Small is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Inkling 2 Small is 20 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Inkling 2 Small

Nov 5, 2026

4 days ago

1.6yr newer
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Inkling 2 Small
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Inkling 2 Small or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 3.6. Inkling 2 Small is made by Thinking Machines Lab and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Inkling 2 Small supports 256K tokens and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.1 vs 3.6), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Inkling 2 Small is developed by Thinking Machines Lab and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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