# Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small
- Last updated: November 6, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Inkling 2 Small leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Inkling 2 Small has the higher overall point estimate 59.06 to 50.05. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small and 53.3 for Inkling-Small.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 85.1% and 64.7%.
- Inkling 2 Small is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 59.06 | 50.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 28 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.58 / $1.44 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #82/131)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 64.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | 77.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | 79.6% | Inkling 2 Small |
| JobBench | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 37.2 (Supported · #78/157)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | 80.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 38.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 64.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSWE | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 55.9% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 48.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 53.3 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 40.1% | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 8.3% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 84.00% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 66 (#42/59)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 87.7% | 81.3% | Inkling 2 Small |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 85.6% | 77.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Chartography (no tools) | 36.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 68.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | 93.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 83.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 92.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 74% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 51.3 (Supported · #75/178)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | 89.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | 89.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| HLE | Coming soon | 47.8% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.6% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 83.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 93.3 (#10/157)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 65 (#5/12)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.8% | 90.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Apex | 63.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.5% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 46.316% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 17.073% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Inkling 2 Small or Inkling-Small?

Inkling 2 Small has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small and 53.3 for Inkling-Small.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling 2 Small cover on BenchLM?

Inkling 2 Small currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling-Small cover on BenchLM?

Inkling-Small currently has 28 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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