Reasoning
Like-for-like- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- 45.1
- Inkling-Small
- 40.1
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think leads
Model comparison
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think vs Inkling-Small
Updated July 30, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
1 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
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.
No workload recommendation clears the current evidence threshold.
Use the matched evidence, workload costs, and sourced specifications below instead of treating a point score as a universal answer.
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Not enough matched evidence
A complete context comparison is not sourced.
Confidence: limited
Chat 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-rates
Cache-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-rates
Repository 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
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
1 Shared
19 Inkling-Small only
- Shared results
- 1
- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think only
- 0
- Inkling-Small only
- 19
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Agentic
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 70.1
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 62.4
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 53.4
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 92.9
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 76.6
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 82.2
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think | Inkling-Small | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 45.1 | 40.1 | Like-for-like1 vs 1 rows | Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think leads |
| Agentic | Not measured | 70.1 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | Not measured | 62.4 | Not comparable0 vs 3 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | Not measured | 53.4 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | 92.9 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not measured | 76.6 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | 82.2 | Not comparable0 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
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.
ARC-AGI-2
Reasoning
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think: 45.1%Inkling-Small: 40.1%Normalized gap 5.0Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think source Inkling-Small source
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
- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- API rate not published
- Fit state unavailable
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0013
- Fits in one request
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- API rate not published
- Fit state unavailable
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
- API rate not published
- Fit state unavailable
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0492
- Fits in one request
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGemini 3 Pro Deep ThinkInkling-Small
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Not sourced
Google Gemini 3 Deep Think launchInkling-Small
1M
API model ID
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
No comparable hosted API rate
Inkling-Small
$0.116 per 1M cached input tokens
Documented inputs
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Provider availability
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Limited Access · Gemini app for Google AI Ultra, Gemini API early-access program
Google Gemini 3 Deep Think launchInkling-Small
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Reasoning
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Weight access
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Proprietary
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
License
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
Proprietary
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Release date
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think
2026-02-12
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
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
- At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- A complete documented context comparison is not available.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence20 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNot directly comparable
BrowseComp
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small77.4%SourceNot directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small79.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small54.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small80.2%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small55.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNot directly comparable
SciCode
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small48.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
GPQA
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small89.5%SourceNot directly comparable
GPQA-D
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small89.5%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small47.8%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small31.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
Multimodal
Instruction following
IFBench
Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think—Inkling-Small82.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think or Inkling-Small?
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think or Inkling-Small?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think or Inkling-Small?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.
Which costs less, Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think or Inkling-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, Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think or Inkling-Small?
A complete documented context-window comparison is not available.
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Last updated July 30, 2026
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