# Inkling-Small vs Mistral Large 4 (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. Mistral Large 4 leads on risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling-Small: B 66.5, rank #14 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.min.md
- Inkling-Small, good for Teams with 256 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want an open multimodal agent model with audio input and adjustable thinking. Ahead on Capability, 63 against 32; Reach, 55 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 64.
- Mistral Large 4, good for Operators with an 8-GPU Blackwell or H200 node who want a frontier-sized open model for coding agents and defensive security, with a hosted twin on Mistral's API. Ahead on Risk, 75 against 70; Agent interface, 95 against 85.

| Category | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 63 | 32 |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 95 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Mistral AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-10-29 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |