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Grok 4.1 Fast vs Inkling

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

No sourced benchmark result is currently shared by both models. This page therefore compares only the available metadata, pricing, and runtime rows; it does not name a quality winner.
51.11/100
Margin
17.9pts
winning →
Thinking Machines Lab
69/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Grok 4.1 Fast unranked; Inkling #17

BenchAlign evidence: Grok 4.1 Fast supported; Inkling not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok 4.1 Fast and Inkling share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 14 results are unique to Grok 4.1 Fast; 16 to Inkling.

Updated July 15, 2026
Shared results
0
Grok 4.1 Fast only
14
Inkling only
16
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Grok 4.1 Fast and Inkling is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 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 $0.20 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok 4.1 Fast.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGrok 4.1 FastInklingComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok 4.1 Fast$0.2 input / $0.5 outputInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputGrok 4.1 Fast has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok 4.1 Fast138 tok/sInklingNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok 4.1 Fast0.54 sInklingNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok 4.1 Fast1MInkling1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 63.7%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 47.32%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
Coding
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
Terminal-Bench HardSource 14.4%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 29.6%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
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
AA-LCRSource 22.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 16.9%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 63.7%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 5.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -50.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 17.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 81.8%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
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 48.4%Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastInklingResult
AA-IFBenchSource 36.5%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Grok 4.1 Fast 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 Grok 4.1 Fast and Inkling today?

Grok 4.1 Fast: $0.20 input / $0.50 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 15, 2026

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