Gemini 3.7 Flash is a multimodal model from Google for fast agentic workflows, coding, and complex multi-step reasoning. It is designed for tasks that require responsive performance and reliable multi-step...
Model details →Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) 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 3.7 Flash | Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 262K | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.38 | $0.00 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.88 | $0.00 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) |
| 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 3.7 Flash better than Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)?
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)?
Input: $0.38 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.88 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) support?
Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash supports up to 1.0M tokens. Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) support tool calling?
Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash: yes. Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free): yes.