Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 70.1
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Llama 4 Behemoth
Updated July 30, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead.
0 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.
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
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
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth does not fit this workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth does not fit this workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
20 Inkling-Small only
- Shared results
- 0
- Inkling-Small only
- 20
- Llama 4 Behemoth only
- 0
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
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.
Coding
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 62.4
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 3 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 40.1
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 53.4
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 92.9
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- Not measured
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 76.6
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 82.2
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling-Small | Llama 4 Behemoth | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 70.1 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 62.4 | Not measured | Not comparable3 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 40.1 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 53.4 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 92.9 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 76.6 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 82.2 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 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.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
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
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0013
- Fits in one request
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Llama 4 Behemoth has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Does not fit in one request
Llama 4 Behemoth does not fit this workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0492
- Fits in one request
- Llama 4 Behemoth
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Llama 4 Behemoth does not fit this workload in one request. Llama 4 Behemoth has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationInkling-SmallLlama 4 Behemoth
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling-Small
1M
Llama 4 Behemoth
32K
API model ID
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Llama 4 Behemoth
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Inkling-Small
$0.116 per 1M cached input tokens
Llama 4 Behemoth
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Llama 4 Behemoth
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Llama 4 Behemoth
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Llama 4 Behemoth
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Llama 4 Behemoth
Non-Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Llama 4 Behemoth
Open Weight
License
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Llama 4 Behemoth
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
Llama 4 Behemoth
2026-02-28
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
- The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Inkling-Small has the larger documented window (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 evidence20 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Inkling-Small79.6%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Inkling-Small54.4%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling-Small80.2%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling-Small55.9%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
SciCode
Inkling-Small48.7%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
Math
Multimodal
Instruction following
IFBench
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceLlama 4 Behemoth—Not directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling-Small or Llama 4 Behemoth?
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Inkling-Small or Llama 4 Behemoth?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling-Small or Llama 4 Behemoth?
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, Inkling-Small or Llama 4 Behemoth?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Inkling-Small or Llama 4 Behemoth?
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 32K.
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Last updated July 30, 2026
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