Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Longcat Flash Chat
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 4 categories and Longcat Flash Chat in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 19.0.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Meituan |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1471 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1409 | — |
| SciCode | 48.7% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63), Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1423 | 1440 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 43.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 17.7% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| CritPt | 8.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.15 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77), Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1459 | 1442 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104), Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1402 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | 1456 |
| LMArena German | 1405 | 1408 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1373 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1371 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1395 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1428 | 1445 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1411 |
Long Context Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1425 |
Writing & Preference Longcat Flash Chat leads
Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1414 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Longcat Flash Chat?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling-Small or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.6 vs 43.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Longcat Flash Chat share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.