# Inkling 2 Small vs Kimi K2.6

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling 2 Small and Kimi K2.6 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-kimi-2-6
- Last updated: November 7, 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 57.6. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 59.7 for Inkling 2 Small and 43.2 for Kimi K2.6.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is MCP Atlas in Agentic, with scores of 85% and 55.9%.
- 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 | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 59.06 | 57.6 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 37 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $0.95 / $4.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 44.2 (Supported · #63/131)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | 83.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | 92.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | 55.9% | Inkling 2 Small |
| JobBench | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 73.1% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 50% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 62.3% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 56.82% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.2 (Supported · #65/157)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | 80.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | 76.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| sweMarathon | 38.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 58.6% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 52.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 37.89% | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | Coming soon | 47.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 72.8 (#30/59)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 87.7% | 80.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| 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% | 87.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 79.4% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 59.2 (Supported · #51/178)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | 90.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | 90.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| HLE | Coming soon | 34.7% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 83.5 (#57/157)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 73.7 (#4/12)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.8% | 92.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Apex | 63.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 96.4% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 57.193% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 25.641% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Inkling 2 Small or Kimi K2.6?

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 Kimi K2.6?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 59.7 for Inkling 2 Small and 43.2 for Kimi K2.6.

### 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 Kimi K2.6 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2.6 currently has 37 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-inkling-small)
- [Kimi K2.6 vs Inkling-Small](/compare/inkling-small-vs-kimi-2-6)
- [Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-inkling-2-small)
- [Kimi K2.6 vs Inkling](/compare/inkling-vs-kimi-2-6)

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