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Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Inkling

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 10 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

54.21/100
Margin
17.8pts
winning →
Thinking Machines Lab
72/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1-Codex-Max unranked; Inkling #17

BenchAlign evidence: GPT-5.1-Codex-Max estimated; Inkling not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Inkling share 10 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to GPT-5.1-Codex-Max; 22 to Inkling.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
10
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max only
4
Inkling only
22
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Inkling is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 10 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is priced at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens for Inkling. Inkling has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 400K for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Inkling
CategoryGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxΔInkling
AgenticGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling69.4
CodingGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling68.6
KnowledgeGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling51.7
MathGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling97.1
MultimodalGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling76.5
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling79.8

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max$1.25 input / $10 outputInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputInkling has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableInklingNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableInklingNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max400KInkling1MInkling lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 83%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.8%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 77.1%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 74.1%Not comparable
Design Arena Agentic Web DevSource 1258Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 32.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 36.9%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1239Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 836Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 23.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 22.17%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench HardSource 34.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.2%46.1%Inkling leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 54.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.8%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 52.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
AA-LCRSource 67.3%63.3%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
CritPtSource 5.7%5.4%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%40.7%Inkling leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.0%87.2%Inkling leads
AA-HLESource 23.4%29.7%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -6.0%2.1%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 39.2%40.0%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.4%63.1%Inkling leads
GPQASource 87.9%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.9%Not comparable
HLESource 46%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 30%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 72.5%73.5%Inkling leads
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxInklingResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.0%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Inkling on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Inkling today?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens Inkling: $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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