Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok Build 0.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Inkling-Small in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 32.2.
- Inkling-Small is cheaper at $0.45 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Inkling-Small accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 256K.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 36.4 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 524K |
| Max output | 256K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | 48.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1409 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1451 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129), Inkling-Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | 8.3% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 18% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1423 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 150.15 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 90% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1459 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1442 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1235 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1465 |
| LMArena French | — | 1436 |
| LMArena German | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1428 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1399 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1331 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1491 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1418 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is cheaper. It lists at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Inkling-Small better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.1 vs 43.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Inkling-Small does, with 524K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Inkling-Small share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.