# Inkling 2 Small vs Mistral Large 4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Large 4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-mistral-large-4
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Large 4 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Inkling 2 Small has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | Mistral |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 59.06 | 52.59 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.70 / $2.10 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: 44.4 (Estimated · #62/131)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | 84.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Finch | Coming soon | 73.3% | Coming soon |
| b3 Agent Security | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |
| Cyber Misuse Refusal | Coming soon | 96.6% | Coming soon |
| Cybench | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | Coming soon | 54.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: 44 (Supported · #62/157)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 38.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 78.40% | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | Coming soon | 19.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: 62.9 (#17/25)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| STEMBench | Coming soon | 2.50 | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (no tools) | 36.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 68.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | 93.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 83.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 92.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Mistral Large 4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Mistral Large 4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 63.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Inkling 2 Small and Mistral Large 4?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)
- [Mistral Large 4 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-small-vs-mistral-large-4)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Mistral Large 4 vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-mistral-large-4)

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