Inkling (Xhigh) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Inkling (Xhigh) for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Modal (NVFP4)
DeepInfra (FP8)
Together AI
Thinking MachinesTime per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 4 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
DeepInfra (FP8)Thinking MachinesModal (NVFP4)Together AICost per Intelligence Index task
Total 4 providers
Inkling (xhigh) is available through 4 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For time per task, Modal (NVFP4) (7.2 min), DeepInfra (FP8) (7.4 min), and Together AI (8.8 min) finish an Intelligence Index task fastest.
- For cost per task, DeepInfra (FP8) ($1.26), Thinking Machines ($1.35), and Modal (NVFP4) ($1.99) are the cheapest per Intelligence Index task. Cost varies up to 2.2x across providers.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Inkling (Xhigh)
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Inkling (Xhigh)
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Inkling (Xhigh)
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time per Intelligence Index Task: Inkling (Xhigh)
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Inkling (Xhigh)
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Inkling (Xhigh)
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Inkling (Xhigh)
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Inkling (Xhigh)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Inkling (Xhigh) providers
Inkling (Xhigh) is available through 4 API providers: DeepInfra (FP8), Together AI, Modal (NVFP4), and Thinking Machines. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Inkling (Xhigh) is currently available through 4 API providers that we benchmark and track.
By time per task, the fastest providers for Inkling (Xhigh) are Modal (NVFP4) (7.2 min), DeepInfra (FP8) (7.4 min), and Together AI (8.8 min). Time per task divides the model's output tokens per Intelligence Index task by each provider's end-to-end output speed.
The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for Inkling (Xhigh) are Modal (NVFP4) (17.99s), Thinking Machines (21.00s), and DeepInfra (FP8) (37.73s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Inkling (Xhigh) by blended price are DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.71 per 1M tokens), Together AI ($0.72 per 1M tokens), and Thinking Machines ($0.72 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Inkling (Xhigh) are DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.95 per 1M input tokens), Together AI ($1.00 per 1M input tokens), and Thinking Machines ($1.00 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Inkling (Xhigh) are DeepInfra (FP8) ($4.05 per 1M output tokens), Together AI ($4.05 per 1M output tokens), and Thinking Machines ($4.05 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Inkling (Xhigh) vary up to 1.3x across providers. The most affordable is DeepInfra (FP8) at $0.71 per 1M tokens, while Modal (NVFP4) charges $0.93 per 1M tokens.
All 4 providers of Inkling (Xhigh) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 4 providers of Inkling (Xhigh) support function calling (tool use).
For Inkling (Xhigh), Modal (NVFP4) offers the best performance with the lowest time per task and lowest latency. For cost optimization, DeepInfra (FP8) provides the most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for Inkling (Xhigh), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Inkling (Xhigh)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview