Model comparison
Inkling vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling leads 40.4 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 5.4% for Inkling and 0% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
- Inkling has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 66K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 41 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 47% | 42.7% |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1413 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Inkling leads
Inkling: 29.6 (#85), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 5.4% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | — |
| DTBench | 87.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.54 | — |
Math Not comparable
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1479 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | — |
| LMArena French | 1458 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.