Nex-N2.6 vs Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small: Benchmarks, Pricing & Capabilities Compared
TL;DR — Nex-N2.6 wins for general use · Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small wins for long-context.
Nex-N2.6 Nex AGI
- Released
- 2026-11-10
- Context window
- 256K tokens
- Input price
- $0.12 / Mtok
- Output price
- $0.40 / Mtok
Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small Thinking Machines
- Released
- 2026-11-09
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Input price
- $0.00 / Mtok
- Output price
- $0.00 / Mtok
Benchmark comparison
No benchmarks reported on both models.
Pricing comparison
| Metric | Nex-N2.6 | Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/Mtok) | $0.12 | $0.00 |
| Output ($/Mtok) | $0.40 | $0.00 |
| Cached input ($/Mtok) | — | — |
| Cost per 1M-token roundtrip (1M in + 1M out) | $0.52 | $0.00 |
Context window & modalities
| Attribute | Nex-N2.6 | Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 256K tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Input modalities | text, image | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
Verdict by use case
Coding
Insufficient data
Basis: SWE-bench
No shared coding benchmark.
Reasoning
Insufficient data
Basis: GPQA / MMLU
No shared reasoning benchmark.
Math
Insufficient data
Basis: MATH / AIME
No shared math benchmark.
Long context
→ Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small
Basis: Context window
Nex-N2.6 256K tokens vs Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small 1,048,576 tokens.
Cost
→ Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small
Basis: Input $/Mtok
Nex-N2.6 $0.12/Mtok vs Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small $0/Mtok input.
Changelog & releases
Nex-N2.6
Released 2026-11-10
Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small
Released 2026-11-09