# Gemini 3 Pro vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3 Pro and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-pro-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 Pro 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 Pro has the higher overall point estimate 60.98 to 59.06. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 48.4 for Gemini 3 Pro and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is JobBench in Agentic, with scores of 11.4% and 70.5%.
- Inkling 2 Small is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Gemini 3 Pro also has the larger context window at 2M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 2M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 60.98 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 27 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $12.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 63.23% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 11.4% | 70.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| 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: Directional only
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: 44.4 (Estimated · #61/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 14.30% | 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 |
| 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
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: 48.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 31.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 75.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: 79.2 (#22/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 87.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 81% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | 88.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle) | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 86.6% | 92.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| We-Math | 86.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DynaMath | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | 60.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CC-OCR | 79.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AI2D_TEST | 94.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CountBench | 97.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RefCOCO (avg) | 84.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ODINW13 | 46.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ERQA | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MLVU (M-Avg) | 83.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 72.7% | 83.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| CharXiv | 81.4% | 87.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| V* | 88.0% | 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 |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: 60.6 (Estimated · #45/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: 86.1 (#48/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro | 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, Gemini 3 Pro or Inkling 2 Small?

Gemini 3 Pro has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3 Pro and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 48.4 for Gemini 3 Pro and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3 Pro cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3 Pro currently has 27 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 Gemini 3 Pro Deep Think](/compare/gemini-3-pro-deep-think-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Gemini 3 Pro vs Inkling-Small](/compare/gemini-3-pro-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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