Model profile
Thinking Machines Inkling model
Evidence coverage
16 of 300 tracked benchmarks are published. 16 are verified and 0 provisional. 6 of 8 categories are measured.
- Published / tracked
- 16 / 300
- Verified
- 16
- Provisional
- 0
- Categories measured
- 6 / 8
Evidence by category
- Agentic4 benchmarksVerified
- Coding3 benchmarksVerified
- Reasoning0 benchmarksNot measured
- Knowledge4 benchmarksVerified
- Math1 benchmarkVerified
- Multilingual0 benchmarksNot measured
- Multimodal3 benchmarksVerified
- Inst. Following1 benchmarkVerified
According to BenchLM.ai, Inkling ranks #30 out of 78 models on the provisional leaderboard with an overall score of 69/100. It also ranks #17 out of 32 on the verified leaderboard. This places it in the mid-tier of AI models, with strengths in specific benchmark categories.
Inkling is a open weight model with a 1M token context window. It processes queries without explicit chain-of-thought reasoning, offering faster response times and lower token usage.
This profile currently has 16 of 300 tracked benchmarks. BenchLM only exposes non-generated benchmark rows publicly, so missing categories stay blank until a sourced evaluation is available.
Its strongest category is Instruction Following (#19), while its weakest is Multimodal & Grounded (#42). This performance profile makes it a well-rounded choice across a range of tasks.
Peer position
Exact provisional scores and ranks for the closest listed peers.
Range 68.0–70.0
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (Max)DeepSeekCompare#2870.0DeepSeek V4 Flash (Max) is #28 with a score of 70.0.
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Moonshot AICompare#2970.0Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) is #29 with a score of 70.0.
- InklingCurrent modelThinking Machines Lab#3069.0Inkling is #30 with a score of 69.0.
- Grok 4.20xAICompare#3168.0Grok 4.20 is #31 with a score of 68.0.
- Claude Opus 4.7AnthropicCompareUnranked69.0Claude Opus 4.7 is Unranked with a score of 69.0.
- Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)AlibabaCompareUnranked69.0Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) is Unranked with a score of 69.0.
- Grok 4.1 FastxAICompareUnranked68.0Grok 4.1 Fast is Unranked with a score of 68.0.
Category percentile
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Relative position among models eligible for each sourced category. A higher percentile means a stronger position within that category's ranked cohort; 100 is highest.
- Inst. Following87%Eligible cohort rank #19 of 135Category score 84.9
- Agentic71%Eligible cohort rank #36 of 121Category score 66.8
- Multimodal63%Eligible cohort rank #42 of 111Category score 63.8
Category evidence
Scores and ranks appear only where this model has published benchmark evidence. Categories without displayable source records remain not measured.
| Category | Score | Rank | Percentile | Weight | Benchmarks | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgenticRank #36 of 121Percentile 71stWeight 22%4 benchmarksVerified | 66.8 | #36 of 121 | 71st | 22% | 4 benchmarks | Verified |
| CodingRank Not rankedWeight 20%3 benchmarksVerified | 73.0 | Not ranked | Not available | 20% | 3 benchmarks | Verified |
| ReasoningWeight 17%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 17% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| KnowledgeRank Not rankedWeight 12%4 benchmarksVerified | 74.9 | Not ranked | Not available | 12% | 4 benchmarks | Verified |
| MathRank Not rankedWeight 5%1 benchmarkVerified | 78.9 | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 1 benchmark | Verified |
| MultilingualWeight 7%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 7% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultimodalRank #42 of 111Percentile 63rdWeight 12%3 benchmarksVerified | 63.8 | #42 of 111 | 63rd | 12% | 3 benchmarks | Verified |
| Inst. FollowingRank #19 of 135Percentile 87thWeight 5%1 benchmarkVerified | 84.9 | #19 of 135 | 87th | 5% | 1 benchmark | Verified |
Benchmark Details
Rows below have a displayable published verification record. Each source link and provenance note remains in the page HTML while its category is closed. Source-unverified manual rows and generated rows stay hidden.
Agentic4 benchmarks
Design Arena Agentic Web Dev Elo
Coding3 benchmarks
Software Engineering Benchmark Verified
Knowledge4 benchmarks
Humanity's Last Exam
Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A
GPQA Diamond
Humanity's Last Exam without tools
Math1 benchmark
AIME 2026
Multimodal3 benchmarks
Massive Multi-discipline Multimodal Understanding Pro
CharXiv Reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning without tools
Inst. Following1 benchmark
Instruction Following Benchmark
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Inkling perform overall in AI benchmarks?
Inkling currently ranks #30 out of 78 models on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard with an overall score of 69. It also ranks #17 out of 32 on the verified leaderboard. It is created by Thinking Machines Lab and features a 1M context window.
Is Inkling good for knowledge and understanding?
Inkling has visible benchmark coverage in knowledge and understanding, but BenchLM does not currently assign it a global category rank there.
Is Inkling good for coding and programming?
Inkling has visible benchmark coverage in coding and programming, but BenchLM does not currently assign it a global category rank there.
Is Inkling good for mathematics?
Inkling has visible benchmark coverage in mathematics, but BenchLM does not currently assign it a global category rank there.
Is Inkling good for agentic tool use and computer tasks?
Inkling ranks #36 out of 78 models in agentic tool use and computer tasks benchmarks with an average score of 66.8. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for multimodal and grounded tasks?
Inkling ranks #42 out of 78 models in multimodal and grounded tasks benchmarks with an average score of 63.8. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for instruction following?
Inkling ranks #19 out of 78 models in instruction following benchmarks with an average score of 84.9. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling open source?
Yes, Inkling is an open weight model created by Thinking Machines Lab, meaning it can be downloaded and run locally or fine-tuned for specific use cases.
Does Inkling have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?
Not yet. Inkling currently has 16 published benchmark scores out of the 300 benchmarks BenchLM tracks. BenchLM only exposes non-generated public benchmark rows, so missing categories stay blank until a sourced evaluation is available.
What is the context window size of Inkling?
Inkling has a context window of 1M, which determines how much text it can process in a single interaction.
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