# Apodex 1.1 vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-inkling-2-small
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Inkling 2 Small leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Inkling 2 Small has the higher overall point estimate 59.06 to 54.53. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 49 for Apodex 1.1 and 59.7 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 70.8% and 85.1%.
- Apodex 1.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Inkling 2 Small also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | N/A | 1M |
| Overall Score | 54.53 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 52.2 (Estimated · #48/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 85.1% | Inkling 2 Small |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | 90.9% | Apodex 1.1 |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 70.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 49 (Estimated · #49/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 85.1% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 82.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 38.8% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 72.1% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 81.2 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| Chartography (no tools) | Coming soon | 36.7% | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 68.6% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 93.7% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 92.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 58.8 (Supported · #54/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 63.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or Inkling 2 Small?

Inkling 2 Small has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 49 for Apodex 1.1 and 59.7 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling 2 Small cover on BenchLM?

Inkling 2 Small currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Inkling 2 Small vs Apodex 1.1 Mini](/compare/apodex-1-1-mini-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Apodex 1.1 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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