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dots3-note Preview vs Inkling 2 Small
Updated November 7, 2026. Rank says dots3-note Preview is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
dots3-note Preview has the higher public point estimate, 64.06 versus 59.06. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 10 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Model B
Thinking Machines Lab
59.06/100
Estimated · Public rank #56
Conditional range 44.7–73.4
- Shared results
- 10
- dots3-note Preview only
- 21
- Inkling 2 Small only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Estimated: dots3-note Preview and Inkling 2 Small. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
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Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Dots3-note Preview is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Dots3-note Preview is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedChat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesRepository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
—dots3-note Preview59.7Inkling 2 Small
Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8
The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
21 dots3-note Preview only
10 Shared
15 Inkling 2 Small only
1 category rests on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
BrowseCompAgentic
Normalized gap 6.9dots3-note Preview:83.3%Inkling 2 Small:90.2%SWE MultilingualCoding
Normalized gap 5.5dots3-note Preview:75.7%Inkling 2 Small:81.2%SWE-bench VerifiedCoding
Normalized gap 3.8dots3-note Preview:78.4%Inkling 2 Small:82.2%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Directional only- dots3-note Preview
- 59.8
- Estimated · #28/131
- Inkling 2 Small
- 59.9
- Supported · #26/131
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 9 vs 5 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Coding
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- Not ranked
- Inkling 2 Small
- 59.7
- Supported · #20/157
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 7 vs 6 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- 74.9
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- Inkling 2 Small
- 86.1
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- 78.9
- Unranked · 10 rankable rows
- Inkling 2 Small
- 86.6
- #12/59
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- Not ranked
- Inkling 2 Small
- 60.4
- Estimated · #46/178
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 1 vs 2 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- Not ranked
- Inkling 2 Small
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- 89.1
- #35/157
- Inkling 2 Small
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- dots3-note Preview
- Not ranked
- Inkling 2 Small
- 85.9
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | dots3-note Preview | Inkling 2 Small | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 59.8Estimated · #28/131 | 59.9Supported · #26/131 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 9 vs 5 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | Not ranked | 59.7Supported · #20/157 | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 7 vs 6 public rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 74.9Unranked · 1 rankable row | 86.1Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 78.9Unranked · 10 rankable rows | 86.6#12/59 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | Not ranked | 60.4Estimated · #46/178 | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 1 vs 2 public rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 89.1#35/157 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | 85.9Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- dots3-note Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Inkling 2 Small
- $0.0008
- Fits in one request
dots3-note Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- dots3-note Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Inkling 2 Small
- $0.018
- Fits in one request
dots3-note Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- dots3-note Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Inkling 2 Small
- $0.022
- Fits in one request
dots3-note Preview has no comparable published API token rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
Specificationdots3-note PreviewInkling 2 Small
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
dots3-note Preview
Inkling 2 Small
API model ID
dots3-note Preview
Not sourced
Inkling 2 Small
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
dots3-note Preview
No comparable hosted API rate
dots3-note Preview model cardInkling 2 Small
$0.03 per 1M cached input tokens
Tinker models and pricingDocumented inputs
dots3-note Preview
Not sourced
Inkling 2 Small
Not sourced
Documented outputs
dots3-note Preview
Not sourced
Inkling 2 Small
Not sourced
Provider availability
dots3-note Preview
Not sourced
Inkling 2 Small
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
dots3-note Preview
Reasoning
Inkling 2 Small
Hybrid
Weight access
dots3-note Preview
Open Weight
Inkling 2 Small
Proprietary
License
dots3-note Preview
Open Weight
Inkling 2 Small
Proprietary
Release date
dots3-note Preview
2026-08-14
Inkling 2 Small
2026-11-05
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- dots3-note Preview has the higher public point estimate, 64.06 versus 59.06. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Inkling 2 Small has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, dots3-note Preview or Inkling 2 Small?
dots3-note Preview has the higher public point estimate, 64.06 versus 59.06. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, dots3-note Preview or Inkling 2 Small?
Dots3-note Preview is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Which is better for agentic tasks, dots3-note Preview or Inkling 2 Small?
Inkling 2 Small scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 59.9 to 59.8. Dots3-note Preview is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, dots3-note Preview or Inkling 2 Small?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, dots3-note Preview or Inkling 2 Small?
Inkling 2 Small has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 512K.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
dots3-note Preview
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$13,981
Break-even—
Inkling 2 Small
API / mo$975
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence46 rows
Agentic
Claw-Eval
dots3-note Preview73.4%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
dots3-note Preview75.1%SourceInkling 2 Small85.1%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
Toolathlon-Verified
dots3-note Preview55.6%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
skillsBench
dots3-note Preview52.8%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
APEX-Agents
dots3-note Preview30.8%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
dots3-note Preview83.3%SourceInkling 2 Small90.2%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
HLE w/ tools
dots3-note Preview52.6%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
DeepSearchQA
dots3-note Preview92.1%SourceInkling 2 Small90.9%Sourcedots3-note Preview leads this result
WideResearch
dots3-note Preview78.9%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small85%SourceNot directly comparable
JobBench
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small70.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
Codeforces
dots3-note Preview3056.0SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench v6
dots3-note Preview91.5%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
dots3-note Preview75.1%SourceInkling 2 Small85.1%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
SWE-bench Verified
dots3-note Preview78.4%SourceInkling 2 Small82.2%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
SWE Multilingual
dots3-note Preview75.7%SourceInkling 2 Small81.2%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
SWE-bench Pro
dots3-note Preview61%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
NL2Repo
dots3-note Preview49.8%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
sweMarathon
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small38.8%SourceNot directly comparable
DeepSWE
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small72.1%SourceNot directly comparable
PostTrainBench v1.2
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small31.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Multimodal
SimpleVQA
dots3-note Preview72.5%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
MMMU-Pro
dots3-note Preview79.1%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
MathVision
dots3-note Preview87.7%SourceInkling 2 Small92.8%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
ZeroBench
dots3-note Preview19.0%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
CharXiv w/o tools
dots3-note Preview83.1%SourceInkling 2 Small85.6%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
GDP.pdf (no tools)
dots3-note Preview60.7%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
PerceptionBench
dots3-note Preview53.4%SourceInkling 2 Small64.7%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
BabyVision
dots3-note Preview50.0%SourceInkling 2 Small68.6%SourceInkling 2 Small leads this result
MMVU
dots3-note Preview79.9%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
VideoMMMU
dots3-note Preview86.8%SourceInkling 2 Small—Not directly comparable
CharXiv
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small87.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Chartography (no tools)
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small36.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Chartography (tools)
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small80.4%SourceNot directly comparable
BabyVision w/ Python
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small93.7%SourceNot directly comparable
ScreenSpot Pro
dots3-note Preview—Inkling 2 Small83.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
Instruction following
Math
46 public results · 10 shared
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Last updated November 7, 2026