Model comparison
Inkling vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 6 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling leads 55.1 to 31.9.
Side by side
| Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 66K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 41 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1223 |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1413 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling: 29.6 (#85), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 23.5 (#177)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 1203 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| CritPt | 5.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| DTBench | 87.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.54 | — |
Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 34.6 (#193)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1230 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
Knowledge Inkling leads
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.9 (#218)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1167 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.1 (#241)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1181 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1180 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 62.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1201 |
Long Context Inkling leads
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#230)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1205 |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1228 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 1213 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1227 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better for coding?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.6 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12.