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Google: Gemma 4 31B vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Gemma 4 31B and Inkling. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Google: Gemma 4 31B has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Thinking Machines: Inkling has the larger context window.

$0.45365/1MGoogle: Gemma 4 31B cheapest route

$5.32775/1MThinking Machines: Inkling cheapest route

665 msGoogle: Gemma 4 31B fastest measured p50 TTFT via crusoe

1441 msThinking Machines: Inkling fastest measured p50 TTFT via thinkingmachines

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Google: Gemma 4 31BThinking Machines: Inkling

Model idgoogle/gemma-4-31b-itthinkingmachines/inkling

Publisher Google AI Studio Thinking Machines Lab

AI IQ IQ 101#116 IQ 107#88

Context262,144 tokens524,288 tokens

Credits provider routes163

Cheapest route$0.45365/1M$5.32775/1M

Cached input$0.03798/1M to $0.26375/1M$0.17935/1M

Privacy posturehas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)has ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT665 ms via crusoe1441 ms via thinkingmachines

Highest measured throughput146 tok/s via crusoenot enough data

Recent route uptime range0.00% to 100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Google: Gemma 4 31B routes

Overview16 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Thinking Machines: Inkling routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemma-4-31b-it",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Google: Gemma 4 31B or Thinking Machines: Inkling?

Is Google: Gemma 4 31B or Thinking Machines: Inkling cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.45365/1M for Google: Gemma 4 31B and $5.32775/1M for Thinking Machines: Inkling. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Google: Gemma 4 31B or Thinking Machines: Inkling faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 665 ms for Google: Gemma 4 31B and 1441 ms for Thinking Machines: Inkling. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Google: Gemma 4 31B and Thinking Machines: Inkling with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between google/gemma-4-31b-it and thinkingmachines/inkling. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.