# Inkling 2 Small vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling 2 Small and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-2-small-vs-nemotron-3-5-bolt-74b-a9b
- Last updated: November 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- 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 42.76. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 59.9 for Inkling 2 Small and 38.3 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 85.1% and 51.0%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B 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 | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 59.06 | 42.76 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #26/131)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: 38.3 (Estimated · #76/131)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.1% | 51.0% | Inkling 2 Small |
| BrowseComp | 90.2% | 66.8% | Inkling 2 Small |
| DeepSearchQA | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 85% | 52.2% | Inkling 2 Small |
| JobBench | 70.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 17.0% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| WebArena | Coming soon | 50.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #20/157)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: 71.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 86.6 (#12/59)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | 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)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 93.0% | 86.4% | Inkling 2 Small |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 25.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling 2 Small public-lane score: 85.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling 2 Small | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | 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 Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B?

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 Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 59.9 for Inkling 2 Small and 38.3 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B.

### 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 Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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