# Gemma 2 9B vs Inkling-Small

> Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-9b-vs-inkling-small
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 21

## Summary

- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Inkling-Small in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling-Small leads 48.3 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 0.6% for Gemma 2 9B and 90% for Inkling-Small.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 25.7 | 46.5 |
| Rank | 334 | 57 |
| Context | — | 524K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.45 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 2 9B: 29.0 (#299)
- Inkling-Small: 43.3 (#80)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1174 | 1451 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1408 |
| SciCode | — | 48.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 2 9B: 15.3 (#306)
- Inkling-Small: 39.0 (#53)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1172 | 1424 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.78 | 150.13 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| CritPt | — | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 18% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |

## Math

- Gemma 2 9B: 9.3 (#312)
- Inkling-Small: 44.9 (#65)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 90% |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1453 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#300)
- Inkling-Small: 48.3 (#71)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 88.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1442 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |

## Multimodal

- Gemma 2 9B: —
- Inkling-Small: 38.4 (#59)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1235 |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 2 9B: 36.8 (#233)
- Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#102)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1400 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1458 |
| LMArena French | 1189 | 1438 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1412 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1392 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1426 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 2 9B: 57.8 (#264)
- Inkling-Small: 73.9 (#112)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1397 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#228)
- Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#113)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1401 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 2 9B: 32.3 (#276)
- Inkling-Small: 59.8 (#102)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1413 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1330 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | 1491 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1420 |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 2 9B better than Inkling-Small?

Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 2 9B or Inkling-Small better for coding?

Inkling-Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.3 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Inkling-Small share?

21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.