# Apodex 1.1 vs Inkling-Small

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-inkling-small
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Inkling-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-Small has the higher overall point estimate 54.49 to 50.64. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 77.7 for Apodex 1.1 and 49.8 for Inkling-Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 56.1% and 47.8%.
- Apodex 1.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Inkling-Small also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | N/A | 1M |
| Overall Score | 50.64 | 54.49 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 26 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.58 / $1.44 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #72/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 64.7% | Apodex 1.1 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 77.4% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 79.6% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 38.7 (Supported · #66/146)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 64.7% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 80.2% | Inkling-Small |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 55.9% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 48.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 51.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 40.1% | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 8.3% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 84.00% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 49.8 (#39/49)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 74% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 81.3% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 77.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Tie
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 53.7 (Supported · #55/174)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 47.8% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.6% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 83.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 88.5 (#23/125)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 76.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.5% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

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

Inkling-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-Small?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 77.7 for Apodex 1.1 and 49.8 for Inkling-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-Small cover on BenchLM?

Inkling-Small currently has 26 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

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

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