Model profile
Thinking Machines Inkling model
Evidence coverage
32 of 323 tracked benchmarks are published. 16 are verified and 16 provisional. 7 of 8 categories are measured.
- Published / tracked
- 32 / 323
- Verified
- 16
- Provisional
- 16
- Categories with evidence
- 7 / 8
Evidence by category
- Agentic9 benchmarksMixed evidence
- Coding5 benchmarksMixed evidence
- Reasoning2 benchmarksReported
- Knowledge10 benchmarksMixed evidence
- Math1 benchmarkVerified
- Multilingual0 benchmarksNot measured
- Multimodal4 benchmarksMixed evidence
- Inst. Following1 benchmarkVerified
Inkling ranks #20 out of 200 models on the public leaderboard with an overall score of 67.54/100. It also ranks #18 out of 99 on the verified leaderboard. This places it in the mid-tier of AI models, with strengths in specific benchmark categories.
Inkling is a open weight model with a 1M token context window. It processes queries without explicit chain-of-thought reasoning, offering faster response times and lower token usage.
This profile currently has 32 of 323 tracked benchmarks. BenchLM only exposes non-generated benchmark rows publicly, so missing categories stay blank until a sourced evaluation is available.
Its strongest category is Instruction Following (#11), while its weakest is Coding (#92). This performance profile makes it a well-rounded choice across a range of tasks.
Peer position
Exact provisional scores and ranks for the closest listed peers. A score can appear before a model clears the evidence threshold for a rank, so equal scores can have different rank states.
Range 67.01–67.78
- MiMo-V2-ProXiaomiCompare#1767.78MiMo-V2-Pro is #17 with a score of 67.78.
- GLM-5.1Z.AICompare#1867.74GLM-5.1 is #18 with a score of 67.74.
- Gemini 3 ProGoogleCompare#1967.73Gemini 3 Pro is #19 with a score of 67.73.
- InklingCurrent modelThinking Machines Lab#2067.54Inkling is #20 with a score of 67.54.
- Qwen3.7 PlusAlibabaCompare#2167.22Qwen3.7 Plus is #21 with a score of 67.22.
- GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAICompare#2267.17GPT-5.6 Luna is #22 with a score of 67.17.
- GPT-5.2 ProOpenAICompare#2367.01GPT-5.2 Pro is #23 with a score of 67.01.
Category percentile
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Relative position among models eligible for each sourced category. A higher percentile means a stronger position within that category's ranked cohort; 100 is highest.
- Inst. Following67%Eligible cohort rank #11 of 31Category score 88.6
- Multimodal25%Eligible cohort rank #22 of 29Category score 52.0
- Knowledge55%Eligible cohort rank #24 of 52Category score 72.5
- Agentic42%Eligible cohort rank #69 of 119Category score 45.9
- Coding25%Eligible cohort rank #92 of 122Category score 45.4
Category evidence
Scores and ranks appear only where this model has published benchmark evidence. Categories without displayable source records remain not measured.
| Category | Score | Rank | Percentile | Weight | Benchmarks | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgenticRank #69 of 119Percentile 42ndWeight 22%9 benchmarksMixed sources | 45.9 | #69 of 119 | 42nd | 22% | 9 benchmarks | Mixed sources |
| CodingRank #92 of 122Percentile 25thWeight 20%5 benchmarksMixed sources | 45.4 | #92 of 122 | 25th | 20% | 5 benchmarks | Mixed sources |
| ReasoningWeight 17%2 benchmarksReported | Score pending | Not ranked | Not available | 17% | 2 benchmarks | Reported |
| KnowledgeRank #24 of 52Percentile 55thWeight 12%10 benchmarksMixed sources | 72.5 | #24 of 52 | 55th | 12% | 10 benchmarks | Mixed sources |
| MathRank Not rankedWeight 5%1 benchmarkVerified | 79.0 | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 1 benchmark | Verified |
| MultilingualWeight 7%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 7% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultimodalRank #22 of 29Percentile 25thWeight 12%4 benchmarksMixed sources | 52.0 | #22 of 29 | 25th | 12% | 4 benchmarks | Mixed sources |
| Inst. FollowingRank #11 of 31Percentile 67thWeight 5%1 benchmarkVerified | 88.6 | #11 of 31 | 67th | 5% | 1 benchmark | Verified |
Chatbot Arena performance
Scroll horizontally to inspect confidence intervals and vote counts.
| View | Elo | Confidence interval | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Overall | 1447 | ±8.8 | 4,641 |
| Coding | 1500 | ±16.3 | 1,376 |
| Math | 1468 | ±41.7 | 180 |
| Instruction Following | 1430 | ±15.2 | 1,573 |
| Creative Writing | 1392 | ±21.0 | 809 |
| Multi-turn | 1460 | ±21.8 | 764 |
| Hard Prompts | 1472 | ±10.9 | 3,041 |
| Hard Prompts (English) | 1478 | ±16.9 | 1,216 |
| Longer Query | 1450 | ±13.7 | 2,040 |
Benchmark Details
Rows below have a displayable published verification record. Each source link and provenance note remains in the page HTML while its category is closed. Source-unverified manual rows and generated rows stay hidden.
Agentic9 benchmarks
Design Arena Agentic Web Dev Elo
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index
GDPval-AA normalized
Artificial Analysis Briefcase
Artificial Analysis Tau3-Banking
Coding5 benchmarks
Software Engineering Benchmark Verified
Artificial Analysis Coding Index
Artificial Analysis SciCode
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Artificial Analysis Long Context Reasoning
Critical Physics Tasks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
Humanity's Last Exam
Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A
GPQA Diamond
Humanity's Last Exam without tools
Artificial Analysis GPQA Diamond
Artificial Analysis Humanity's Last Exam
Artificial Analysis Omniscience Index
Artificial Analysis Omniscience Accuracy
Artificial Analysis Omniscience Hallucination Rate
Math1 benchmark
AIME 2026
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Massive Multi-discipline Multimodal Understanding Pro
CharXiv Reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning without tools
Artificial Analysis MMMU-Pro
Inst. Following1 benchmark
Instruction Following Benchmark
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Inkling perform overall in AI benchmarks?
Inkling currently ranks #20 out of 200 models on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard with an overall score of 67.54. It also ranks #18 out of 99 on the verified leaderboard. It is created by Thinking Machines Lab. Its published context window is 1M.
Is Inkling good for knowledge and understanding?
Inkling ranks #24 out of 52 models in knowledge and understanding benchmarks with an average score of 72.5. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for coding and programming?
Inkling ranks #92 out of 122 models in coding and programming benchmarks with an average score of 45.4. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for mathematics?
Inkling has visible benchmark coverage in mathematics, but BenchLM does not currently assign it a global category rank there.
Is Inkling good for reasoning and logic?
Inkling has visible benchmark coverage in reasoning and logic, but BenchLM does not currently assign it a global category rank there.
Is Inkling good for agentic tool use and computer tasks?
Inkling ranks #69 out of 119 models in agentic tool use and computer tasks benchmarks with an average score of 45.9. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for multimodal and grounded tasks?
Inkling ranks #22 out of 29 models in multimodal and grounded tasks benchmarks with an average score of 52. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling good for instruction following?
Inkling ranks #11 out of 31 models in instruction following benchmarks with an average score of 88.6. There are stronger options in this category.
Is Inkling open source?
Yes, Inkling is an open weight model created by Thinking Machines Lab, meaning it can be downloaded and run locally or fine-tuned for specific use cases.
Does Inkling have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?
Not yet. Inkling currently has 32 published benchmark scores out of the 323 benchmarks BenchLM tracks. BenchLM only exposes non-generated public benchmark rows, so missing categories stay blank until a sourced evaluation is available.
What is the context window size of Inkling?
Inkling has a published context window of 1M, which determines how much text it can process in a single interaction.
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