# Inkling-Small vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Inkling-Small and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/inkling-small-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Inkling-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-Small has the higher overall point estimate 53.37 to 37.8. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 93.3 for Inkling-Small and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 47.8% and 7.4%.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Inkling-Small also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Thinking Machines Lab | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Overall Score | 53.37 | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 28 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.58 / $1.44 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #74/124)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 77.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 79.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 54.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 65.0% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 8.0% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 26.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 38.1 (Supported · #69/149)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | 51% | Inkling-Small |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 48.7% | 32.7% | Inkling-Small |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 55 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | 8.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 67.5 (#36/54)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 74% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 81.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 77.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 55 (Supported · #58/181)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 89.5% | 74.4% | Inkling-Small |
| GPQA-D | 89.5% | 74.4% | Inkling-Small |
| HLE | 47.8% | 7.4% | Inkling-Small |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 83.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Inkling-Small
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 93.3 (#9/128)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 82.2% | 74.7% | Inkling-Small |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Inkling-Small public-lane score: 69.8 (#5/12)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 95.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 46.316% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 17.073% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 96.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Inkling-Small or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Inkling-Small and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 93.3 for Inkling-Small and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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