Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 32 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 32 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 6 categories and Inkling-Small in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Inkling-Small leads 45.1 to 25.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-1: 53.5% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 84% for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small is cheaper at $0.45 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- Gemini 3.5 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 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 524K |
| Max output | 66K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1409 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 48.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1451 |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Inkling-Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | 84% |
| CritPt | 0% | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | 18% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1423 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | 150.15 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 90% |
| ProofBench | 13% | 6% |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | 1459 |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 88.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1442 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
Multimodal Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | 1235 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1451 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1399 |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1331 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | 1491 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1418 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is cheaper. It lists at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Inkling-Small better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 42.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Inkling-Small share?
32 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.