Model comparison
Inkling vs o1-preview
Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Inkling #17; o1-preview unranked
BenchAlign evidence: Inkling not scored; o1-preview supported. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Inkling and o1-preview share 2 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 30 results are unique to Inkling; 0 to o1-preview.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 2
- Inkling only
- 30
- o1-preview only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Inkling and o1-preview is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
o1-preview is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens for Inkling. Inkling has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for o1-preview.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Inkling | Δ | o1-preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Inkling69.4 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
| Coding | Inkling68.6 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
| Knowledge | Inkling51.7 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
| Math | Inkling97.1 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
| Multimodal | Inkling76.5 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Inkling79.8 | MarginNo overlap | o1-previewNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Inkling | o1-preview | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Inkling$1.87 input / $4.68 output | o1-preview$15 input / $60 output | Inkling has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | InklingNot available | o1-previewNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | InklingNot available | o1-previewNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Inkling1M | o1-preview200K | Inkling lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | o1-preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 63.8% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 77.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 74.1% | — | Not comparable |
| Design Arena Agentic Web DevSource | 1258 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 32.3% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 36.9% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1239 | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 836 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 23.7% | — | Not comparable |
Coding5 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | o1-preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87.9% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 87.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 46% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 30% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 40.7% | 17.0% | Inkling leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 87.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 29.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 2.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 40.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 63.1% | — | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | o1-preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 97.1% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | o1-preview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBenchSource | 79.8% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Inkling and o1-preview on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Inkling and o1-preview today?
Inkling: $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens o1-preview: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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