# Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.5 Flash and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-vs-inkling-2-small
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.5 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 61.69 to 59.06. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 63.5 for Gemini 3.5 Flash and 85.9 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 76.2% and 85.1%.
- Inkling 2 Small is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 61.69 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 31 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.50 / $9.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 50.7 (Supported · #51/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 76.2% | 85.1% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MCP Atlas | 83.6% | 85% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Toolathlon | 56.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 57.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 61.85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 18.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 90.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 70.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 50.5 (Supported · #46/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 76.2% | 85.1% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 48.68% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | 49.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 48.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 78.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |
| 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
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 69.2 (#13/25)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 77.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCR 1M | 26.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 92.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 87.4 (#10/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 79.84% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | 73.22% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 84.2% | 87.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MMMU-Pro | 83.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 33.6% | Coming soon | 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
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 65.3 (Supported · #29/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 92.7% | 93.0% | Inkling 2 Small |
| HLE | 40.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 87.7 (#39/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 63.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 62.807% | 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, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Inkling 2 Small?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.5 Flash and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 63.5 for Gemini 3.5 Flash and 85.9 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.5 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.5 Flash currently has 31 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

- [Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber](/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-vs-gemini-3-5-flash-cyber)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber](/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-cyber-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Inkling-Small](/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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