# Inkling 2 Small vs Kimi K3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling 2 Small and Kimi K3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-kimi-k3
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 14
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K3 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K3 has the higher overall point estimate 69.58 to 59.06. 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 68 for Kimi K3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is JobBench in Agentic, with scores of 70.5% and 52.9%.
- Inkling 2 Small is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Kimi K3 also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1.05M |
| Overall Score | 59.06 | 69.58 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 58 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | $3.00 / $15.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Kimi K3
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 66.6 (Supported · #14/131)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 88.3% | Kimi K3 |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | 91.2% | Kimi K3 |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | 95.0% | Kimi K3 |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | 84.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| JobBench | 70.5% | 52.9% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Finch | Coming soon | 77.3% | Coming soon |
| b3 Agent Security | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| Cyber Misuse Refusal | Coming soon | 94.0% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.6% | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | Coming soon | 34.8% | Coming soon |
| DECK-Bench | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | Coming soon | 18% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | Coming soon | 39.2% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | Coming soon | 1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Inkling 2 Small
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 58.9 (Supported · #21/157)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 38.8% | 42% | Kimi K3 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 72.1% | 67.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| PostTrainBench v1.2 | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScarfBench | Coming soon | 61.3% | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| Kimi Code Bench v2 | Coming soon | 72.9% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 36.6% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 25.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 93.4% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 32.0% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 21.0 fixes | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | Coming soon | 17.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 68 (#14/25)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 94.50% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 60.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 89.8 (#6/59)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 87.7% | 91.3% | Kimi K3 |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 85.6% | 84.8% | 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% | 85.7% | Inkling 2 Small |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 83.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | 64.7% | 58.5% | Inkling 2 Small |
| MathVision | 92.8% | 94.3% | Kimi K3 |
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | Coming soon | 83.17% | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 63.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 97.8% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 23.0% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | Coming soon | 41.0% | Coming soon |
| WorldVQA ForceAnswer | Coming soon | 51.0% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 60.4 (Estimated · #46/178)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 67.5 (Supported · #23/178)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | 93.5% | Kimi K3 |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | 93.5% | Kimi K3 |
| HLE | Coming soon | 56% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 52.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 63.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Inkling 2 Small or Kimi K3?

Kimi K3 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 K3?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 86.1 for Inkling 2 Small and 68 for Kimi K3.

### 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 K3 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K3 currently has 58 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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