# Inkling vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B

> Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 32.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-vs-tulu-3-70b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 13

## 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 55.2 to 25.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 88.9% for Inkling and 4.4% for Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B.

## Snapshot

| | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| Rank | 75 | 242 |
| Context | 66K | — |
| Input $/M | $1.87 | — |
| Output $/M | $4.68 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Inkling: 34.1 (#229)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 35.4 (#211)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1463 | 1236 |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1412 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Inkling: 29.5 (#76)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |

## Reasoning

- Inkling: 40.6 (#48)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 22.9 (#172)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | 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 | 148.6 | — |

## Math

- Inkling: 31.2 (#198)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 13.3 (#297)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1482 | 1242 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |

## Knowledge

- Inkling: 55.2 (#44)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.1 (#257)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | 46.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1468 | — |

## Multilingual

- Inkling: 54.2 (#49)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 40.1 (#217)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1430 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1453 | — |
| LMArena German | 1456 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Inkling: 75.3 (#65)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 65.0 (#222)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1427 | 1233 |

## Long Context

- Inkling: 43.9 (#79)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#217)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1436 | 1224 |

## Writing & Preference

- Inkling: 65.5 (#48)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.8 (#218)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1390 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Inkling better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?

Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 32.6 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: 35.4 versus 34.1 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.