# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-inkling-2-small
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 3.8 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 3.8 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 66.79 to 59.06. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 66.2 for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 85.9 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 89.4% 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 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 66.79 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 35 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 64.3 (Supported · #17/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Finance Agent v2 | 61.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 89.4% | 85.1% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 19.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 59.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 81.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 24% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 38.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | 62.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 90.9% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 70.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Tie
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 60 (Supported · #19/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ScarfBench | 66.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 73.8% | 72.1% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 89.4% | 85.1% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 89.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 80.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 19.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 39.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 18.0 fixes | 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 |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 72.6 (#11/25)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 10.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 Provider Adapter | 35.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 88 (#8/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 80.71% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | 71.20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 86.2% | 85.6% | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
| LVBench | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 87.7% | 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 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 69.8 (Supported · #17/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE-Verified | 54.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-solvable) | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 56.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 5.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.8 Flash public-lane score: 66.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 68.421% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 21.951% | 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 3.8 Flash or Inkling 2 Small?

Gemini 3.8 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.8 Flash and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 66.2 for Gemini 3.8 Flash and 85.9 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.8 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.8 Flash currently has 35 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 Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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