# GPT-5.2 vs Inkling 2 Small

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 and Inkling 2 Small across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GPT-5.2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GPT-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate 59.72 to 59.06. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 62.6 for GPT-5.2 and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is JobBench in Agentic, with scores of 34.3% 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 | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 400K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 59.72 | 59.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 33 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | $0.30 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 44.8 (Supported · #59/131)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LifeVal | 49.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 65.8% | 90.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| OSWorld-Verified | 47.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 46.54% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 34.3% | 70.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.1% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 90.9% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 37.2 (Supported · #77/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80% | 82.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 53.50% | 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
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 62.6 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BioBasicsBench | 31.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 86.17% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 74.8 (#26/59)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 79.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle) | 85.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 83.0% | 92.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| We-Math | 79.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DynaMath | 86.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | 55.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CC-OCR | 70.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AI2D_TEST | 92.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CountBench | 91.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ERQA | 59.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | 85.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MLVU (M-Avg) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 82.1% | 87.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| V* | 75.9% | 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 |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 59.2 (Supported · #52/178)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | 93% | Inkling 2 Small |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 92.6 (#20/157)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 67.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Inkling 2 Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 100% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 67.400% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 31.700% | 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, GPT-5.2 or Inkling 2 Small?

GPT-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.2 and Inkling 2 Small?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 62.6 for GPT-5.2 and 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.2 cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.2 currently has 33 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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