Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is Google’s frontier reasoning model, delivering enhanced software engineering performance, improved agentic reliability, and more efficient token usage across complex workflows. Building on the multimodal foundation.…
Model details →Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total. It is positioned as the smaller, more efficient member of...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Thinking Machines: Inkling Small | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 524K | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $0.50 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $12.00 | $1.20 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview better than Thinking Machines: Inkling Small?
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small?
Input: $2.00 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens. Output: $12.00 vs $1.20 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small support?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview supports up to 1.0M tokens. Thinking Machines: Inkling Small supports up to 524K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small support tool calling?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: yes. Thinking Machines: Inkling Small: yes.
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