# Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Inkling 2 Small

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-sonnet-4-6-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 55.7. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 58.3 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and 86.6 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is JobBench in Agentic, with scores of 36.9% and 70.5%.
- Inkling 2 Small 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 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 55.7 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 28 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $3.00 / $15.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 46.3 (Supported · #54/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 59.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 65.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 62.92% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 8.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 36.9% | 70.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 57.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.1% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 90.9% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 45 (Supported · #58/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 79.6% | 82.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-Rebench | 60.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 80.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 59.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 51.48% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | 48.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 24.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 77.4% | 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 Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 61.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 58.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 86.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 58.3 (#49/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 77.4% | 87.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| 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
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 54.8 (Supported · #62/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 89.9% | 93% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SuperGPQA | 95% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 49% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: 48 (#106/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 63.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Sonnet 4.6 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 Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 58.3 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and 86.6 for Inkling 2 Small.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 currently has 28 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 Sonnet 4.6 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/claude-sonnet-4-6-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)
- [Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Inkling](/compare/claude-sonnet-4-6-vs-inkling)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-inkling-2-small)

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