Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Inkling-Small leads 59.8 to 26.0.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 43.3 (#80), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1016 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1408 | — |
| SciCode | 48.7% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 39.0 (#53), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 993 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| CritPt | 8.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.13 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 44.9 (#65), Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1453 | 1018 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 48.3 (#71), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 38.4 (#59), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#102), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1400 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1458 | 1013 |
| LMArena Russian | 1392 | 946 |
| LMArena French | 1438 | — |
| LMArena German | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1426 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 73.9 (#112), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1397 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#113), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | — |
Writing & Preference Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 59.8 (#102), Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1413 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1330 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1420 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling-Small or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.3 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.