Model comparison
GPT-5.6 Terra vs Inkling-Small
GPT-5.6 Terra is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.2 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index. Inkling-Small costs 7.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.6 Terra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 33 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 33 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.6 Terra scores higher in 9 categories and Inkling-Small in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.6 Terra leads 81.6 to 45.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 74% for GPT-5.6 Terra and 6% for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small is cheaper at $0.45 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $12 for GPT-5.6 Terra.
- GPT-5.6 Terra accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 524K.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 59.2 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 524K |
| Max output | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $12 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 52 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 57.7 (#19), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1522 | 1409 |
| SciCode | 55% | 48.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1451 |
| DeepSWE | 69.6% | — |
| FrontierCode | 41.3% | — |
| CursorBench | 41.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 78.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,951 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.6 Terra: 40.1 (#25), Inkling-Small: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 58.2% | — |
| BALROG | 53.2% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 24.7% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 7,343 | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 60.7 (#21), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.9% | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.5% | 84% |
| CritPt | 30% | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 54% | 18% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1468 | 1423 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 35% | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 159.62 | 150.15 |
| SimpleBench | 48.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 51.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 78.4% | — |
| DTBench | 93.3% | — |
| LMCA | 55% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 83.8% | — |
Math GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 81.6 (#12), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 86% | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 70.7% | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 99.7% | 90% |
| ProofBench | 74% | 6% |
| LMArena Math | 1466 | 1459 |
Knowledge GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 61.2 (#30), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.3% | 88.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 43.2% | 19.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1442 |
Multimodal GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 47.3 (#11), Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1271 | 1235 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 30.8% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 54.2% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1472 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 54.4 (#44), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1439 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1513 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1460 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1457 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1425 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | 1428 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 76.4 (#40), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1454 | 1399 |
Long Context GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 44.4 (#68), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1451 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.6 Terra leads
GPT-5.6 Terra: 70.2 (#23), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1410 | 1331 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1855 | 1491 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1449 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1234 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.6 Terra better than Inkling-Small?
GPT-5.6 Terra is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.2 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index. Inkling-Small costs 7.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.6 Terra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Terra or Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is cheaper. It lists at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5.6 Terra lists at $2 and $12.
Is GPT-5.6 Terra or Inkling-Small better for coding?
GPT-5.6 Terra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 57.7 versus 43.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.6 Terra does, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.6 Terra and Inkling-Small share?
33 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.6 Terra has 52 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.