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Model comparison

GPT-5.1 vs Inkling

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
64.64/100
Margin
7.4pts
winning →
Thinking Machines Lab
72/100
0 category wins1 category wins

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

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

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1 and Inkling share 14 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to GPT-5.1; 18 to Inkling.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
14
GPT-5.1 only
8
Inkling only
18
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Inkling if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5.1 only becomes the better choice if you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Inkling finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 72 to 71. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

Inkling's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 97.1 against 26.4.

GPT-5.1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens for Inkling. That is roughly 2.1x on output cost alone. GPT-5.1 is the reasoning model in the pair, while Inkling is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Inkling gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for GPT-5.1.

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 and Inkling
CategoryGPT-5.1ΔInkling
MathGPT-5.126.4Margin 70.7Inkling97.1
AgenticGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapInkling69.4
CodingGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapInkling68.6
KnowledgeGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapInkling51.7
MultimodalGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapInkling76.5
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapInkling79.8

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.1InklingComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1$1.25 input / $10 outputInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputInkling has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1111 tok/sInklingNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.157.47 sInklingNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1200KInkling1MInkling lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.0%32.3%Inkling leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 81.9%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 41.24%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 24.4%36.9%Inkling leads
GDPval-AASource 9871239Inkling leads
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 BriefcaseSource 836Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 23.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 24.61%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 49.4%52.1%Inkling leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 45.5%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 43.3%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
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
AA-LCRSource 75.0%63.3%GPT-5.1 leads
CritPtSource 4.9%5.4%Inkling leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.9%40.7%Inkling leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.3%87.2%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-HLESource 26.5%29.7%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 5.6%2.1%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.6%40.0%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 51.3%63.1%GPT-5.1 leads
GPQASource 87.9%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.9%Not comparable
HLESource 46%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 30%Not comparable
MathInkling wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 31.034%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 12.500%Not comparable
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.5%73.5%GPT-5.1 leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1222Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1InklingResult
AA-IFBenchSource 72.9%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.1 or Inkling?

Inkling is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 72 to 71.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.1 or Inkling?

Inkling has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 26.4. GPT-5.1 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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