Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 0 categories and Inkling-Small in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Inkling-Small leads 45.1 to 9.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 90% for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | |
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 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 | 24 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1451 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1409 |
| SciCode | — | 48.7% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1423 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 150.15 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| CritPt | — | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 18% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 90% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1459 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 88.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1442 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1235 |
Multilingual Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1405 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1428 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1363 |
Instruction Following Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1399 |
Long Context Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1491 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Inkling-Small better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Inkling-Small share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.