# Gemini 4 Argon vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling 2 Small share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Inkling 2 Small has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 82.1 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 32 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 77.7 (Supported · #3/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 51.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 57.40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 39.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 68.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 (6x verifier timeout) | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 12% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 74.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 39.5% | 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 |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 70.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 72.2 (Supported · #6/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ScarfBench | 75.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 77.9% | 72.1% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 91.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 45.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 40.7 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 26.3% | 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 |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 85.2 (#3/25)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| STEMBench | 2.44 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | 99.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 84.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 91.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 46.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 Provider Adapter | 97.30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench Pro | 30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (no tools) | 71.6% | 36.7% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LVBench | 91.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 85.6% | 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: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 80.5 (Supported · #8/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LABBench2 | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 0.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 89.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 85.965% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 78.049% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 63.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling 2 Small?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemini 4 Carbon](/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-gemini-4-carbon)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Gemini 4 Carbon](/compare/gemini-4-carbon-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Gemini 4 Argon vs Inkling-Small](/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-inkling-small)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)

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- [Gemini 4 Argon profile](/models/gemini-4-argon)
- [Inkling 2 Small profile](/models/inkling-2-small)
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