ResearchLLM Verifications Leaderboard

Data as of · 78 models, 80 questions · reviewed by Suhas Bhairav · methodology

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Thinking Machines AI models

2 models tested, compared with 76 models from other labs.

Best verification score67.5Inkling Small · #28 of 78Best output speed233Inkling Small · #6 of 78Best time to first token0.5 sInkling Small · #16 of 78Best cost per question$0.00047Inkling Small · #14 of 78
Thinking Machines#28Inkling Small67.5% verification score233 tok/s0.5 s first token$0.00047 / questionThinking Machines#31Inkling66.2% verification score118 tok/s0.6 s first token$0.0012 / question

Score vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Most attractive quadrant0255075100$0.00001$0.0001$0.001$0.01$0.10Cost per question (USD, log) →Verification score (%) →Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BCommand AReka Flash 3Gemma 4 26B A4BGemma 4 31BQwen3.5 397B A17BHermes 4 405BMuse WonderGrok 4.7o3gpt-oss-20bMinistral 3 3B 2512Nova Micro 1.0Phi 4Granite 4.2 8BHy3GLM 5.3 FlashSolar Pro 4Trinity Large ThinkingMiniMax M3Mistral Large 4Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6.1 SolGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4GPT-6 Lunagpt-oss-120bLlama 4 Maverick

Output speed vs. cost per question

Thinking Machines models in color, every other model in grey

Most attractive quadrant0200400600800$0.00001$0.0001$0.001$0.01$0.10Cost per question (USD, log) →Output speed (tok/s) →Nemotron 3.5 Super VLQwen3.5 397B A17BMuse WonderGrok 4.7o3gpt-oss-20bMinistral 3 3B 2512Nova Micro 1.0Trinity Large ThinkingInkling SmallGemini 3.5 Flash LiteClaude Haiku 5.5GPT-6 Luna

Verification score

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

  1. 1Claude Opus 5.585.0
  2. 2Gemini 4 Argon83.8
  3. 3GPT-5.3-Codex82.5
  4. 3Gemini 3.8 Flash82.5
  5. 5Claude Fable 5.181.2
  6. 6Grok 4.780.0
  7. 7Muse Wonder78.8
  8. 7Claude Sonnet 5.578.8
  9. 9Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview77.5
  10. 9Muse Spark Open77.5
  11. 28Inkling Small67.5
  12. 31Inkling66.2

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6 of 78 tested models have no verification score

Output speed

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

  1. 1Nemotron 3.5 Super VL715
  2. 2Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite409
  3. 3Trinity Large Thinking329
  4. 4Ministral 3 3B 2512252
  5. 5Qwen3.5 397B A17B240
  6. 6Inkling Small233
  7. 7Muse Spark Open220
  8. 8Claude Haiku 5.5192
  9. 9Nova Micro 1.0180
  10. 10Muse Wonder175
  11. 30Inkling118

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6 of 78 tested models have no output speed

Time to first token

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Ministral 3 3B 25120.3 s
  2. 2Ministral 3 8B 25120.3 s
  3. 3Hermes 4 405B0.3 s
  4. 4Kimi K2.7 Code0.4 s
  5. 5MiMo-V2.6-Flash0.4 s
  6. 6Qwen3.6 35B A3B0.4 s
  7. 7Qwen3 Coder Next0.4 s
  8. 8Mistral Medium 3.50.5 s
  9. 9Phi 40.5 s
  10. 10Nova Micro 1.00.5 s
  11. 16Inkling Small0.5 s
  12. 21Inkling0.6 s

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4 of 78 tested models have no time to first token

Cost per question

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Granite 4.0 Micro$0.000051
  2. 2gpt-oss-20b$0.000066
  3. 3Granite 4.2 8B$0.000077
  4. 4Nova Micro 1.0$0.000087
  5. 5Mercury 2.5$0.00011
  6. 6Phi 4$0.00012
  7. 7gpt-oss-120b$0.00013
  8. 8GLM 5.3 Flash$0.00015
  9. 9Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.00019
  10. 10GPT-6 Luna$0.00025
  11. 14Inkling Small$0.00047
  12. 29Inkling$0.0012

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6 of 78 tested models have no cost per question
  • LFM2.5-2.6B: no verification score (80 of 80 questions failed on the host's side)
  • Ling 3.0 Flash VL: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Nova Premier 1.0: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • GPT-5.5 Pro: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)

End-to-end response time

Thinking Machines models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Nemotron 3.5 Super VL1.5 s
  2. 2Ministral 3 3B 25121.6 s
  3. 3Nova Micro 1.02.1 s
  4. 4Trinity Large Thinking2.7 s
  5. 5Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite2.8 s
  6. 6DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp3.2 s
  7. 7Muse Spark Open3.2 s
  8. 8GLM 5.33.4 s
  9. 9Ministral 3 8B 25123.5 s
  10. 10Qwen3.5 397B A17B3.5 s
  11. 11Inkling Small3.6 s
  12. 24Inkling5.0 s

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4 of 78 tested models have no end-to-end response time

All Thinking Machines results

Leaderboard
#
1Inkling Small
Thinking Machines · served by DeepInfra
67.554 / 802330.5 s$0.00047$0.45 / $1.2524k
2Inkling
Thinking Machines · served by Together
66.253 / 801180.6 s$0.0012$1 / $4.05524k

Thinking Machines: quick answers

What is the best Thinking Machines model?
Inkling Small has the highest verification score of the Thinking Machines models the leaderboard tested: 67.5% (54 of 80 correct) in the 2026-10-27 run.
What is the fastest Thinking Machines model?
Inkling Small is the fastest Thinking Machines model the leaderboard tested, at a median 233 output tokens per second.
What is the cheapest Thinking Machines model?
Inkling Small has the lowest billed cost per question of the Thinking Machines models the leaderboard tested: $0.00047.
Which Thinking Machines models do you test?
Inkling Small, Inkling.