Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Muse Glimmer
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 8 categories and Muse Glimmer in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 25.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 8.3% for Inkling-Small and 2.6% for Muse Glimmer.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1409 | 1355 |
| SciCode | 48.7% | 44.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1416 |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 8.3% | 2.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1423 | 1396 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.15 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1459 | 1417 |
| 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), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1402 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | — |
| LMArena German | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1428 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1375 |
Long Context Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1414 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Muse Glimmer?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling-Small or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Muse Glimmer share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.