Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 26 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 26 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 3 categories and Inkling-Small in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 22.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 27.7% for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 46.3% for Inkling-Small.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.25 / $1.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.45 / $1.20 for Inkling-Small.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 524K.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 524K |
| Max output | 66K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | 1409 |
| SciCode | 41.9% | 48.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1451 |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 30.2 (#79), Inkling-Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | 18% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1423 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.47 | 150.15 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | 90% |
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1459 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.9 (#104), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | 88.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1442 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.4 (#60), Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | 1235 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1399 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1491 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Inkling-Small?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Inkling-Small lists at $0.45 and $1.20.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Inkling-Small better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Inkling-Small share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.