Model comparison
ERNIE 5.0 0110 vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
BaiduSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher in 5 categories and Inkling-Small in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 17.0.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 46.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 524K |
| Max output | — | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.0 (#94), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1451 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1409 |
| SciCode | — | 48.7% |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 17.0 (#297), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1445 | 1423 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 10.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| CritPt | — | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 18% |
| Thematic Generalization | 41.7% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 150.15 |
Math Inkling-Small leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.3 (#110), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1437 | 1459 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 90% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.8 (#128), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1428 | 1442 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
Multimodal Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.9 (#53), Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1249 | 1235 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 54.1 (#49), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1436 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1512 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1467 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1460 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1382 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 74.5 (#92), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1399 |
Long Context Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.4 (#95), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 63.1 (#66), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1426 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1434 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1491 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 or Inkling-Small better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.0 vs 43.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Inkling-Small share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.0 0110 has 20 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.