Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 39.0 to 21.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 8.3% for Inkling-Small and 0% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 32.8 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 524K | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 43.3 (#80), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 48.7% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling-Small: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 39.0 (#53), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 8.3% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.13 | — |
Math Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 44.9 (#65), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1453 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 48.3 (#71), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 38.4 (#59), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#102), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1458 | — |
| LMArena French | 1438 | — |
| LMArena German | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1426 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 73.9 (#112), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1397 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#113), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 59.8 (#102), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1330 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1420 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling-Small or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.3 versus 40.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.