# Inkling 2 Small vs K-EXAONE 2.0

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling 2 Small and K-EXAONE 2.0 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-k-exaone-2-0
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 85.1% and 43.8%.
- K-EXAONE 2.0 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 | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | LG AI Research |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 59.06 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 15 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 43.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 77.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | 68.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 38.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 43.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSWE | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 37.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | 82.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 83.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 18.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 86.6% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| PolyMath | Coming soon | 71.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 92.4% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 72.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- K-EXAONE 2.0 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | K-EXAONE 2.0 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.8% | 78.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Apex | 63.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 92.3% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 78.6% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Inkling 2 Small or K-EXAONE 2.0?

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

### 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 K-EXAONE 2.0 cover on BenchLM?

K-EXAONE 2.0 currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)
- [K-EXAONE 2.0 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-small-vs-k-exaone-2-0)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [K-EXAONE 2.0 vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-k-exaone-2-0)

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