Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 36.9
- Supported · #128/152
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 5 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Inkling-Small vs LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Updated September 10, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
9 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
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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.
No workload recommendation clears the current evidence threshold.
Use the matched evidence, workload costs, and sourced specifications below instead of treating a point score as a universal answer.
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Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
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
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
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.
16 Inkling-Small only
9 Shared
8 LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse only
- Shared results
- 9
- Inkling-Small only
- 16
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse only
- 8
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Coding
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 43.8
- Supported · #97/151
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 6 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 42.7
- Unranked · 3 rankable rows
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 56.5
- Supported · #46/183
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 6 vs 5 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 76.9
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- Not ranked
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 48.8
- #39/48
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 89.6
- #25/123
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling-Small | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 36.9Supported · #128/152 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign lane · 5 vs 4 public rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 43.8Supported · #97/151 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign lane · 6 vs 4 public rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 42.7Unranked · 3 rankable rows | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 56.5Supported · #46/183 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign lane · 6 vs 5 public rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 76.9Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 48.8#39/48 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 89.6#25/123 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
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.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
HMMT Feb 2026
Math
Inkling-Small: 90.2%LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse: 40.5%Normalized gap 49.7Inkling-Small source LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse sourceTerminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
Inkling-Small: 64.7%LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse: 33.7%Normalized gap 31.0Inkling-Small source LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse sourceAIME26
Math
Inkling-Small: 95.5%LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse: 65.7%Normalized gap 29.8Inkling-Small source LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse sourceBrowseComp
Agentic
Inkling-Small: 77.4%LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse: 48.6%Normalized gap 28.8Inkling-Small source LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse sourceSWE-bench Pro
Coding
Inkling-Small: 55.9%LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse: 40.6%Normalized gap 15.3Inkling-Small source LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse source
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
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse 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
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse 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-SmallLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling-Small
1M
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
API model ID
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
meituan-longcat/LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Meituan LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse model cardCached-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
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
No comparable hosted API rate
Meituan LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse model cardDocumented inputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Open Weight
License
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse
2026-07-31
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
- At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 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 evidence33 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse33.7%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
BrowseComp
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse48.6%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
MCP Atlas
Inkling-Small79.6%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse45.6%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
Toolathlon-Verified
Inkling-Small54.4%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Inkling-Small55.1%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
VITA-Bench
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse21.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling-Small80.2%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse68.2%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling-Small55.9%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse40.6%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse33.7%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
SciCode
Inkling-Small48.7%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.9%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse59.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
GPQA
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
GPQA-D
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse69.5%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
HLE
Inkling-Small47.8%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Inkling-Small31.6%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Inkling-Small83.6%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.6%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
MMLU
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse85.3%SourceNot directly comparable
MMLU-Pro
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse79.2%SourceNot directly comparable
CMMLU
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse84.3%SourceNot directly comparable
C-Eval
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse85.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
AIME26
Inkling-Small95.5%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse65.7%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
HMMT Feb 2026
Inkling-Small90.2%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse40.5%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
MATH-500
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse95.8%SourceNot directly comparable
IMOAnswerBench
Inkling-Small—LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse49.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Multimodal
Instruction following
IFBench
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceLongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse—Not directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling-Small or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Inkling-Small or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling-Small or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?
LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.
Which costs less, Inkling-Small or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?
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 LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
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