Model comparison
Inkling vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Inkling leads 65.2 to 25.8.
Side by side
| Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Inkling leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1016 |
| 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 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 993 |
| 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 Inkling leads
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1018 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | — |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Inkling scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.5 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.