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Model comparison

GPT-OSS 120B vs Inkling

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

49.97/100
Margin
22.0pts
winning →
Thinking Machines Lab
72/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: GPT-OSS 120B unranked; Inkling #17

BenchAlign evidence: GPT-OSS 120B supported; Inkling not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-OSS 120B and Inkling share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 15 results are unique to GPT-OSS 120B; 19 to Inkling.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
13
GPT-OSS 120B only
15
Inkling only
19
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-OSS 120B and Inkling is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 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.

Inkling is priced at $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 120B. Inkling has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 120B.

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-OSS 120B and Inkling
CategoryGPT-OSS 120BΔInkling
AgenticGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling69.4
CodingGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling68.6
KnowledgeGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling51.7
MathGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling97.1
MultimodalGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling76.5
Inst. FollowingGPT-OSS 120BNot measuredMarginNo overlapInkling79.8

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-OSS 120BInklingComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-OSS 120B$0 input / $0 outputInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputGPT-OSS 120B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-OSS 120B262 tok/sInklingNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-OSS 120B0.79 sInklingNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-OSS 120B128KInkling1MInkling lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 13.2%32.3%Inkling leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 3.1%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 65.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 15.0%36.9%Inkling leads
GDPval-AASource 7991239Inkling leads
Gert LabsSource 29.61%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 25.5%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 0.0%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 5.6%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 BriefcaseSource 836Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 23.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
React Native EvalsSource 71.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 30.4%52.1%Inkling leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 23.5%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 38.9%46.1%Inkling leads
AA LiveCodeBenchSource 87.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 54.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
AA-LCRSource 50.7%63.3%Inkling leads
CritPtSource 1.1%5.4%Inkling leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 23.8%40.7%Inkling leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 78.2%87.2%Inkling leads
AA-HLESource 18.5%29.7%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -50.0%2.1%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 21.5%40.0%Inkling leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 91.2%63.1%Inkling leads
AA Openness IndexSource 38.9%Not comparable
AA MMLU-ProSource 80.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 87.9%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.9%Not comparable
HLESource 46%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 30%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
AA AIME 2025Source 93.4%Not comparable
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource 82.8%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1002Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 120BInklingResult
AA-IFBenchSource 69.0%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-OSS 120B 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-OSS 120B and Inkling today?

GPT-OSS 120B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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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