Thinking Machines Lab, open weights

# Inkling-Small

> Inkling-Small by Thinking Machines Lab, released July 2026. Ranked #63 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 46.5. API: $0.45 in / $1.20 out per M tokens. 524K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/inkling-small
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Inkling-Small Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Inkling-Small by Thinking Machines Lab ranks 63rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 46.5. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 62nd. API pricing starts at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with a 524K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #63 of 354
- **Index score:** 46.5
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 33 results
- **Provider:** [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines)
- **Released:** July 15, 2026
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 524K
- **Max output:** 1.05M
- **Input price:** $0.45 / M
- **Output price:** $1.20 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.64 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #81 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text, image, audio
- **Hugging Face:** [thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small](https://huggingface.co/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Inkling-Small category scores

1.  Coding 43.6
2.  Reasoning 38.6
3.  Math 45.1
4.  Knowledge 48.2
5.  Multimodal 39.1
6.  Multilingual 51.7
7.  Instruction Following 73.8
8.  Long Context 42.7
9.  Writing & Preference 59.6
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Inkling-Small category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 43.6 | #85 | 3 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 38.6 | #63 | 6 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 45.1 | #77 | 5 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 48.2 | #77 | 3 |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 39.1 | #62 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 51.7 | #104 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 73.8 | #114 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 42.7 | #118 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 59.6 | #107 | 4 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Inkling-Small places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Inkling-Small: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 38.6 | +15.0 | #63 of 350, top 18% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 45.1 | +8.5 | #77 of 327, top 24% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 48.2 | +10.9 | #77 of 314, top 25% |

### Weakest categories

Inkling-Small: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 39.1 | +0.5 | #62 of 128, top 49% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 42.7 | +1.8 | #118 of 296, top 40% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 73.8 | +2.6 | #114 of 305, top 38% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Inkling-Small. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Inkling-Small
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GLM-5.1](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-1) | #59 | 47.8 | $2.15 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-1-vs-inkling-small) |
| [Kimi K2.6](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-6) | #60 | 47.7 | $1.71 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-kimi-k2-6) |
| [o3](https://noometry.com/models/o3) | #61 | 47.5 | $3.50 | 3 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-o3) |
| [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus) | #62 | 47.5 | $1.13 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-qwen3-6-plus) |
| [GPT-5 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-pro) | #64 | 46.4 | $41.25 | 5 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-pro-vs-inkling-small) |
| [Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-20-multi-agent) | #65 | 46.2 | $1.56 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-20-multi-agent-vs-inkling-small) |
| [GLM-5](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5) | #66 | 46.1 | $1.55 | 23 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-vs-inkling-small) |
| [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b) | #67 | 46.0 | $1.35 | 9 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-qwen3-5-397b-a17b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Inkling-Small Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1409 | #68 of 113, top 61% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [SciCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/scicode) | 48.7% | #48 of 121, top 40% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1451 | #86 of 294, top 30% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Inkling-Small Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 33.1% |  | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 4.9% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 13.6% |  | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 4% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 0% |  | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 40.1% | #36 of 83, top 44% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 78% |  | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 52.5% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 67% |  | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 48.5% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 5.5% |  | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 84% | #37 of 83, top 45% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt) | 8.3% | #52 of 134, top 39% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 18% | #64 of 129, top 50% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1423 | #100 of 297, top 34% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 6% | #70 of 74, top 95% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-15 |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 150.15 | #51 of 213, top 24% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2026-07-15 |

### Math

Inkling-Small Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath) | 46.3% | #49 of 81, top 61% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| [FrontierMath Tier 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-tier-4) | 17.1% | #48 of 63, top 77% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 90% | #52 of 173, top 31% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| [ProofBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/proofbench) | 6% | #68 of 77, top 89% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1459 | #53 of 285, top 19% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Inkling-Small Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 88.5% | #46 of 186, top 25% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-14 |
| [SimpleQA Verified](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simpleqa-verified) | 19.1% | #67 of 77, top 88% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1442 | #79 of 273, top 29% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multimodal

Inkling-Small Multimodal benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1235 | #65 of 122, top 54% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |

### Multilingual

Inkling-Small Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1402 | #104 of 297, top 36% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1465 | #82 of 285, top 29% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1436 | #85 of 223, top 39% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1405 | #90 of 231, top 39% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1405 | #56 of 211, top 27% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1363 | #91 of 213, top 43% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1391 | #116 of 283, top 41% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1428 | #85 of 226, top 38% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Inkling-Small Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1399 | #107 of 298, top 36% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Inkling-Small Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1401 | #116 of 291, top 40% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Inkling-Small Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1414 | #106 of 297, top 36% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1331 | #146 of 295, top 50% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [EQ-Bench Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-creative-writing) | 1491 | #57 of 115, top 50% |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1418 | #96 of 295, top 33% | Inkling Small | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Inkling-Small API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [deepinfra](https://deepinfra.com/models) | $0.45 | $1.20 | $0.10 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/thinkingmachines/inkling-small) | $0.45 | $1.20 | $0.10 | 2026-10-10 |

[All Thinking Machines Lab API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/thinking-machines) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Inkling-Small

-   [Inkling-Small vs Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-qwen3-6-plus)
-   [Inkling-Small vs GPT-5 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-pro-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs o3](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-o3)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-20-multi-agent-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Kimi K2.6](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-kimi-k2-6)
-   [Inkling-Small vs GLM-5](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Inkling-Small vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-inkling-small)
-   [Inkling-Small vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-small-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other Thinking Machines Lab models

-   [Inkling](https://noometry.com/models/inkling)44.1

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Inkling-Small?

Inkling-Small by Thinking Machines Lab ranks 63rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 46.5. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 62nd. API pricing starts at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with a 524K-token context window.

### How much does Inkling-Small cost?

Inkling-Small costs $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens on deepinfra, with cached input at $0.10.

### What is Inkling-Small's context window?

Inkling-Small accepts up to 524K tokens of input and can write up to 1.05M tokens in one response.

### Is Inkling-Small open source?

Yes. Inkling-Small's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Inkling-Small's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Inkling-Small places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in multimodal, long context, instruction following.

### What is Inkling-Small best at?

Its best category is multimodal, where it ranks 62nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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