Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Nemotron 3 Super
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 3.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 39.0 to 17.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 48.7% for Inkling-Small and 36% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.45 / $1.20 for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 39.6 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | 262K |
| Max output | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 33 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 43.3 (#80), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 48.7% | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1403 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1408 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 39.0 (#53), Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 8.3% | 3.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1386 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.13 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 44.9 (#65), Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1453 | 1381 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 48.3 (#71), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1397 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 38.4 (#59), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#102), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1400 | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1458 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1438 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1412 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1392 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1426 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1355 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 73.9 (#112), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1397 | 1347 |
Long Context Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#113), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 59.8 (#102), Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1413 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1330 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1420 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 3.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Inkling-Small lists at $0.45 and $1.20.
Is Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.3 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Inkling-Small does, with 524K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Nemotron 3 Super share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.