Knowledge
Directional only- Inkling
- 51.6
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- 57.6
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Inkling vs Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Updated August 29, 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 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
Inkling 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. Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking does not fit this workload in one request. Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking has no comparable published API token rate.
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.
13 Inkling only
2 Shared
4 Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking only
- Shared results
- 2
- Inkling only
- 13
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking only
- 4
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
1 category uses 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
Not comparable- Inkling
- 69.4
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Inkling
- 68.6
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling
- 97.1
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling
- 76.5
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling
- 79.8
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- 76.5
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling | Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 51.6 | 57.6 | Directional only2 vs 1 rows | Directional only |
| Agentic | 69.4 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 68.6 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 97.1 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 76.5 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 79.8 | 76.5 | Not comparable1 vs 1 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.
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.
GPQA
Knowledge
Inkling: 87.9%Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking: 57.6%Normalized gap 30.3Inkling source Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking 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
- $0.00421
- Fits in one request
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.10754
- Fits in one request
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.159
- Fits in one request
- Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
- API rate not published
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking does not fit this workload in one request. Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking 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.
SpecificationInklingMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling
1M
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
128K
API model ID
Inkling
Not sourced
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Inkling
$0.374 per 1M cached input tokens
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Inkling
Not sourced
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling
Not sourced
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling
Not sourced
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling
Hybrid
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling
Open Weight
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Open Weight
License
Inkling
Open Weight
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling
2026-07-15
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
2026-05-28
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
- 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 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 evidence19 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling63.8%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Inkling77.1%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Inkling74.1%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
BFCL v4
Inkling—Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking45.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling77.6%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling54.3%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling63.8%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench v6
Inkling—Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking69.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
GPQA
Inkling87.9%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking57.6%SourceInkling leads this result
GPQA-D
Inkling87.9%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking57.6%SourceInkling leads this result
HLE
Inkling46%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Inkling30%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Redux
Inkling—Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking86.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
AIME26
Inkling97.1%SourceMellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking—Not directly comparable
Multimodal
Instruction following
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling or Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking?
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 or Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking?
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 or Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking?
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 or Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking?
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 or Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking?
Inkling has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 128K.
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Last updated August 29, 2026
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