# Claude Opus 4.6 vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.6 and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-6-vs-inkling-2-small
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.6 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Opus 4.6 has the higher overall point estimate 62.15 to 59.06. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 49.5 for Claude Opus 4.6 and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is JobBench in Agentic, with scores of 36.7% and 70.5%.
- Inkling 2 Small is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 62.15 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 38 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 46.2 (Supported · #55/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.7% | 90.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | 62.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 70.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 73.7% | 90.9% | Inkling 2 Small |
| CyberGym | 66.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 61.85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 19.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 36.7% | 70.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| ApprenticeBench | 5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 46.4 (Supported · #56/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.8% | 82.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-bench Verified* | 75.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 70.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | 65.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 84.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 57.57% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 26.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 38.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.1% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 72.1% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 49.5 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 73.7 (#28/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ParseBench | 53.80% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 77.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ERQA | 51.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 83.1% | 83.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | 64.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 92.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 59 (Estimated · #53/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.3% | 93% | Inkling 2 Small |
| GPQA-D | 89.2% | 93.0% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SuperGPQA | 95% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee) | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 53% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 14.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (Text) | 52.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 52.4 (#94/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.6 public-lane score: 65.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME25 (Arcee) | 99.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 65.965% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 26.829% | 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, Claude Opus 4.6 or Inkling 2 Small?

Claude Opus 4.6 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.6 and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 49.5 for Claude Opus 4.6 and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Opus 4.6 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Opus 4.6 currently has 38 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.

## Related Comparisons

- [Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Adaptive)](/compare/claude-opus-4-6-vs-claude-opus-4-6-thinking)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Adaptive)](/compare/claude-opus-4-6-thinking-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Claude Opus 4.6 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/claude-opus-4-6-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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