Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 36.9
- Supported · #128/152
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 5 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Inkling-Small vs Seed 2.1 Turbo
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.
2 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.
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
Seed 2.1 Turbo 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
Seed 2.1 Turbo is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.
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
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.
23 Inkling-Small only
2 Shared
9 Seed 2.1 Turbo only
- Shared results
- 2
- Inkling-Small only
- 23
- Seed 2.1 Turbo only
- 9
- 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
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 6 vs 2 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 42.7
- Unranked · 3 rankable rows
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 56.5
- Supported · #46/183
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign lane · 6 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 76.9
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- Not ranked
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 48.8
- #39/48
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 89.6
- #25/123
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling-Small | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 36.9Supported · #128/152 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign lane · 5 vs 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 43.8Supported · #97/151 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign lane · 6 vs 2 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 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 76.9Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 0 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 2 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.
MMMU-Pro
Multimodal
CharXiv
Multimodal
Inkling-Small: 81.3%Seed 2.1 Turbo: 82.5%Normalized gap 1.2Inkling-Small source Seed 2.1 Turbo 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
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Seed 2.1 Turbo has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Seed 2.1 Turbo 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
- Seed 2.1 Turbo
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Seed 2.1 Turbo 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-SmallSeed 2.1 Turbo
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling-Small
1M
Seed 2.1 Turbo
API model ID
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Seed 2.1 Turbo
doubao-seed-2-1-turbo-260628
Volcengine model pricingCached-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
Seed 2.1 Turbo
No comparable hosted API rate
Volcengine model pricingDocumented inputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Proprietary
License
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Proprietary
Release date
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
Seed 2.1 Turbo
2026-06-24
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
- 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 evidence34 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Inkling-Small79.6%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Inkling-Small54.4%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Inkling-Small55.1%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo67.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling-Small80.2%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling-Small55.9%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
SciCode
Inkling-Small48.7%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.9%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo67.6%SourceNot directly comparable
NL2Repo
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo43.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
GPQA
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
GPQA-D
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
HLE
Inkling-Small47.8%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Inkling-Small31.6%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Inkling-Small83.6%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.6%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
SuperGPQA
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo67.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
Multimodal
MMMU-Pro
Inkling-Small74%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo80.1%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo leads this result
CharXiv
Inkling-Small81.3%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo82.5%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo leads this result
CharXiv w/o tools
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
MathVision
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo90.1%SourceNot directly comparable
ZeroBench
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo11.0%SourceNot directly comparable
BabyVision
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo62.9%SourceNot directly comparable
ERQA
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo71.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Video-MME
Inkling-Small—Seed 2.1 Turbo89.0%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
IFBench
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceSeed 2.1 Turbo—Not directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling-Small or Seed 2.1 Turbo?
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 Seed 2.1 Turbo?
Seed 2.1 Turbo 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo?
Seed 2.1 Turbo is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.
Which costs less, Inkling-Small or Seed 2.1 Turbo?
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 Seed 2.1 Turbo?
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 256K.
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