# Ripple-65B Preview vs Spark-X2.6-4B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ripple-65B Preview and Spark-X2.6-4B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ripple-65b-preview-vs-spark-x2-6-4b
- Last updated: November 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Spark-X2.6-4B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Spark-X2.6-4B has the higher overall point estimate 40.82 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 76.5% and 62.8%.
- Spark-X2.6-4B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Ricursive Intelligence | SparkLLM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | null | 40.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 20 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 36.1 (Estimated · #85/135)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 31.3% | 34.7% | Spark-X2.6-4B |
| AutomationBench | 36.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 71.7% | 62.4% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 71.8% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 86.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 53.1% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 36.9% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 69.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 32.8 (Estimated · #93/156)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.5% | 62.8% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE-bench Pro | 61.4% | 54.3% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| DeepSWE | 44.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 39.4% | 36.8% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 48.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 53.3% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 43.3 (Estimated · #103/179)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 85.2% | 77.1% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 17.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 69.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 78.2 (#66/157)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 79.2% | 75.8% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 93.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Spark-X2.6-4B public-lane score: 76.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ripple-65B Preview | Spark-X2.6-4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 97.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 98.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 95.0% | 91.2% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 90.5% | 81.3% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 75.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ripple-65B Preview or Spark-X2.6-4B?

Spark-X2.6-4B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Ripple-65B Preview cover on BenchLM?

Ripple-65B Preview currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Spark-X2.6-4B cover on BenchLM?

Spark-X2.6-4B currently has 20 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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