Skip to main content
BenchLM
Advertise

Model comparison

Inkling-Small vs Muse Spark 1.1

Updated July 30, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

Inkling-Small

Thinking Machines Lab

—

Evidence status unavailable

90% interval unavailable

Muse Spark 1.1

Meta

76.4/100

Supported · Public rank #7

90% interval 72.2–80.5

At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.

7 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.

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.

Show secondary and unsupported calls

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.

    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.

Shared results
7
Inkling-Small only
13
Muse Spark 1.1 only
14
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

4 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

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.

Agentic

Directional only
Inkling-Small
70.1
Muse Spark 1.1
80.4
Weighted basis
2 vs 2 rows
Reading
Directional only

Coding

Directional only
Inkling-Small
62.4
Muse Spark 1.1
61.5
Weighted basis
3 vs 1 rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
Inkling-Small
53.4
Muse Spark 1.1
62.1
Weighted basis
2 vs 1 rows
Reading
Directional only

Multimodal

Directional only
Inkling-Small
76.6
Muse Spark 1.1
88.4
Weighted basis
2 vs 1 rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
Inkling-Small
40.1
Muse Spark 1.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Inkling-Small
92.9
Muse Spark 1.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
2 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Inkling-Small
Not measured
Muse Spark 1.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Inkling-Small
82.2
Muse Spark 1.1
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
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.

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.

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
Muse Spark 1.1
API rate not published
Fits in one request

Muse Spark 1.1 has no comparable published API token rate.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Inkling-Small
$0.03332
Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1
API rate not published
Fits in one request

Muse Spark 1.1 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
Muse Spark 1.1
API rate not published
Fits in one request
Cached-input rate unavailable

Muse Spark 1.1 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.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

Inkling-Small

1M

Muse Spark 1.1

1M

API model ID

Inkling-Small

Not sourced

Muse Spark 1.1

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

Muse Spark 1.1

No comparable hosted API rate

Documented inputs

Inkling-Small

Not sourced

Muse Spark 1.1

Not sourced

Documented outputs

Inkling-Small

Not sourced

Muse Spark 1.1

Not sourced

Provider availability

Inkling-Small

Not sourced

Muse Spark 1.1

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

Inkling-Small

Hybrid

Muse Spark 1.1

Reasoning

Weight access

Inkling-Small

Open Weight

Muse Spark 1.1

Proprietary

License

Inkling-Small

Open Weight

Muse Spark 1.1

Proprietary

Release date

Inkling-Small

2026-07-30

Muse Spark 1.1

2026-07-09

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 evidence34 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Inkling-Small64.7%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.180%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • BrowseComp

    Inkling-Small77.4%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    Inkling-Small79.6%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.188.1%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • Toolathlon-Verified

    Inkling-Small54.4%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.175.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.180.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • WebArena-Verified

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.169%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • DeepSearchQA

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.184.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.159.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Finance Agent v2

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.157.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • deepSwe

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.153.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld 2.0

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.114.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • JobBench

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.154.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Cybench

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.192.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ExploitGym

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.10.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Verified

    Inkling-Small80.2%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    Inkling-Small55.9%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.161.5%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Inkling-Small64.7%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.180.0%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • SciCode

    Inkling-Small48.7%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • ARC-AGI-2

    Inkling-Small40.1%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • CritPt

    Inkling-Small8.3%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • MRCR 1M

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.154.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    Inkling-Small89.5%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    Inkling-Small89.5%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Inkling-Small47.8%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.162.1%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • HLE w/o tools

    Inkling-Small31.6%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.152.2%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • HealthBench Professional

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.159.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • AIME26

    Inkling-Small95.5%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Feb 2026

    Inkling-Small90.2%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • MMMU-Pro

    Inkling-Small74%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv

    Inkling-Small81.3%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.188.4%
    Source

    Muse Spark 1.1 leads this result

  • CharXiv w/o tools

    Inkling-Small77.4%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

  • BabyVision

    Inkling-Small—
    Muse Spark 1.176.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Instruction following

  • IFBench

    Inkling-Small82.2%
    Source
    Muse Spark 1.1—

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Inkling-Small or Muse Spark 1.1?

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 Muse Spark 1.1?

The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling-Small or Muse Spark 1.1?

The current agentic tasks averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which costs less, Inkling-Small or Muse Spark 1.1?

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 Muse Spark 1.1?

Both models list the same context window, 1M.

Related comparisons

Compare API pricing Read the methodology Open the model selector

Last updated July 30, 2026

Watch Inkling-Small vs Muse Spark 1.1

One weekly email when material rank, price, or benchmark evidence changes make this matchup worth revisiting.

Read a sample issue

Join 2,000+ readers.