Model comparison
Inkling vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 7 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling leads 55.1 to 25.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 88.9% for Inkling and 4.4% for Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B.
Side by side
| Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2024-11-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 66K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 41 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1235 |
| 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), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 1220 |
| 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), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1242 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Inkling leads
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | 46.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1233 |
Long Context Inkling leads
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.0 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.