Model comparison
Inkling vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling leads 55.1 to 36.1.
Side by side
| Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 39.4 |
| 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 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1347 |
| 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), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 1322 |
| 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1305 |
| 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), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1299 |
Long Context Inkling leads
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.