Inkling 2 Small vs GLM 5.3
Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.
At a glance
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Choose Inkling 2 Small for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0011)
- The only one that takes images
Choose GLM 5.3 for
- The most routes on Phaseo: 21
Overview
Pricing
Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model
What will it cost?
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Performance
Live gateway traffic
Activity
Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days
None of these models has had traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days.
Features
Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support
Benchmarks
Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent
Higher is better · at Max effort · 1 of 2 models tested
Where they rank
The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index54 models ranked
- #1Claude Opus 5.559.1
- #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
- #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.6
- #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.5
- #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.3
- #19GLM 5.331.7
- #22Inkling 2 Small30.6
Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
- #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
- #3Claude Opus 578.0
- #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
- #5Grok 4.676.8
- #14GLM 5.374.8
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
- #2Claude Opus 556.5
- #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
- #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
- #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
- #6GLM 5.353.1
Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked
- #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
- #2GPT-6.1 Sol168.9
- #3Claude Opus 5.5168.4
- #4GPT-6.1 Terra167.8
- #5Claude Fable 5.1166.9
- #28GLM 5.3156.9
Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings, so none is marked best. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.
Providers
Where each model runs on Phaseo, with standard-tier prices per 1M tokens. Providers that serve more of these models come first.
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Details
Inkling 2 Small vs GLM 5.3: side-by-side summary
Inkling 2 Small and GLM 5.3 are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.
Inkling 2 Small is from Thinking Machines Lab. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens.
GLM 5.3 is from z.AI. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens.
Inkling 2 Small model details, providers and pricingGLM 5.3 model details, providers and pricing
Inkling 2 Small vs GLM 5.3 at a glance
| Attribute | Inkling 2 Small | GLM 5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | Thinking Machines Lab | z.AI |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.20 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $1.00 | $1.80 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | Not listed | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 30.6 (#22) | 31.7 (#19) |
Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Inkling 2 Small or GLM 5.3?
GLM 5.3 is cheaper for input tokens and Inkling 2 Small for output tokens. Inkling 2 Small costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens; GLM 5.3 costs $0.20 and $1.80, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, Inkling 2 Small or GLM 5.3?
Both have a 1,000,000-token context window.
Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Inkling 2 Small or GLM 5.3?
GLM 5.3 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. GLM 5.3 scores 31.7, ranked #19 of 54. Inkling 2 Small scores 30.6, ranked #22 of 54.
Can I use Inkling 2 Small and GLM 5.3 through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.