Coding
Directional only- GPT-4.1 mini
- 23.6
- Inkling-Small
- 62.4
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Model comparison
GPT-4.1 mini 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.
2 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.
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
GPT-4.1 mini
GPT-4.1 mini has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. GPT-4.1 mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Confidence: rate-fallback
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Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
GPT-4.1 mini
GPT-4.1 mini has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
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
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
3 GPT-4.1 mini only
2 Shared
18 Inkling-Small only
- Shared results
- 2
- GPT-4.1 mini only
- 3
- Inkling-Small only
- 18
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
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.
Knowledge
Directional only- GPT-4.1 mini
- 64.2
- Inkling-Small
- 53.4
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Agentic
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 70.1
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 40.1
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- 4.5
- Inkling-Small
- 92.9
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- Not measured
- Inkling-Small
- 76.6
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- GPT-4.1 mini
- 88.5
- Inkling-Small
- 82.2
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | GPT-4.1 mini | Inkling-Small | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 23.6 | 62.4 | Directional only1 vs 3 rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 64.2 | 53.4 | Directional only1 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Agentic | Not measured | 70.1 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | 40.1 | Not comparable0 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 4.5 | 92.9 | Not comparable1 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 | 88.5 | 82.2 | Not comparable1 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.
SWE-bench Verified
Coding
GPQA
Knowledge
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
- GPT-4.1 mini
- $0.0012
- Fits in one request
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0013
- Fits in one request
GPT-4.1 mini has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- GPT-4.1 mini
- $0.0248
- Fits in one request
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
GPT-4.1 mini has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- GPT-4.1 mini
- $0.104
- Fits in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0492
- Fits in one request
Inkling-Small has the lower modeled cost
GPT-4.1 mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGPT-4.1 miniInkling-Small
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
GPT-4.1 mini
1M
Inkling-Small
1M
API model ID
GPT-4.1 mini
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.
GPT-4.1 mini
Not published
Inkling-Small
$0.116 per 1M cached input tokens
Documented inputs
GPT-4.1 mini
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Documented outputs
GPT-4.1 mini
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Provider availability
GPT-4.1 mini
Not sourced
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
GPT-4.1 mini
Non-Reasoning
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Weight access
GPT-4.1 mini
Proprietary
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
License
GPT-4.1 mini
Proprietary
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Release date
GPT-4.1 mini
2025-04-14
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
- Repository review: $0.0248 vs $0.03332. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.104 vs $0.0492.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 1M.
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 evidence23 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNot directly comparable
BrowseComp
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small77.4%SourceNot directly comparable
MCP Atlas
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small79.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small54.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
GPT-4.1 mini23.6%SourceInkling-Small80.2%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
SWE-bench Pro
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small55.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNot directly comparable
SciCode
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small48.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
MMLU
GPT-4.1 mini87.5%SourceInkling-Small—Not directly comparable
GPQA
GPT-4.1 mini64.2%SourceInkling-Small89.5%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
GPQA-D
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small89.5%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small47.8%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
GPT-4.1 mini—Inkling-Small31.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
Multimodal
Instruction following
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, GPT-4.1 mini 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, GPT-4.1 mini or Inkling-Small?
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-4.1 mini 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, GPT-4.1 mini or Inkling-Small?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0012 on GPT-4.1 mini and $0.0013 on Inkling-Small; repository review costs $0.0248 and $0.03332; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.104 and $0.0492. GPT-4.1 mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Which has the larger context window, GPT-4.1 mini or Inkling-Small?
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
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