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Command A vs Inkling Small

Updated October 21, 2026. 46 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Command A Replace Inkling Small
Command ACohere
Coding
No data
Overall
13.1
Output $/M
$10.00
0
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
25.7
Output $/M
$1.20
46
vs boards won of 46 shared

Decision reading

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Command A has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model ACommand ACohereNot benchmarked1 independent benchmark$2.69 per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
46
Command A only
14
Inkling Small only
38
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Command A not benchmarked, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 33.9 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI): Command A 7.8% against Inkling Small 82.2%, 74.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Command A $10.00 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
Context window
Command A takes 256K tokens, Inkling Small 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryCommand ABarsInkling SmallTies
Coding07
Intelligence01
Agentic work02
Reasoning06
Math02
Knowledge09
General019
All shared boards046
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index07
Coding benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1409Only Inkling Small measured
AA Coding Index27.852.9Inkling Small
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)35.1%85.9%Inkling Small
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)7.8%82.2%Inkling Small
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured13.7%Only Inkling Small measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.5%Only Inkling Small measured
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured9.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)17.6%55.1%Inkling Small
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)28.7%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
SciCode38.5%49.7%Inkling Small
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)25.0%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
LMArena Text: coding13301450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT13361447Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1399Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1398Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index13.125.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured150.3Only Inkling Small measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Agentic work benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic Index1.023.5Inkling Small
Finance Agent (Vals AI)9.0%41.3%Inkling Small
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Inkling Small measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured25.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured2.9%Only Inkling Small measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.8%Only Inkling Small measured
τ²-Bench Telecom80.7%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Reasoning benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
GPQA Diamond48.5%83.6%Inkling Small
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)76.1%89.5%Inkling Small
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)12.0%33.3%Inkling Small
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured88.5%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGINot measured84.0%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured40.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13261423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert12961441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13351429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
AIME13.3%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)76.2%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
MGSM (Vals AI)85.7%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
AA Math Index13.0Not measuredOnly Command A measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)13.0%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured90.0%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured46.3%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured17.1%Only Inkling Small measured
ProofBenchNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: math13001459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work13121441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index09
Knowledge benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
MMLU Pro69.2%85.6%Inkling Small
LegalBench (Vals AI)79.7%83.0%Inkling Small
CaseLaw (Vals AI)64.5%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)46.0%69.6%Inkling Small
TaxEval (Vals AI)61.4%75.5%Inkling Small
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedQA (Vals AI)80.5%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
MedCode (Vals AI)19.7%37.9%Inkling Small
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)71.2%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science13391428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13341413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: legal and government13481415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance13151413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index019
General benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
Vals IndexNot measured27.6%Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured59.4%Only Inkling Small measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured32.7%Only Inkling Small measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)55.7%84.1%Inkling Small
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
IFBench73.9%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)52.7%75.7%Inkling Small
DTBench61.3%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
LMCA10.3%Not measuredOnly Command A measured
LMArena Text13311413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following13091399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing13191334Inkling Small
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English13441421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English13131401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese13271464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German13421408Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Japanese12851401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Korean12851367Inkling Small
LMArena Text: French13511435Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Spanish13471422Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Russian13141394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Polish13241428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries13341402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language13281357Inkling Small
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13061352Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1292Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1207Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1205Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Command A and Inkling Small
BenchmarkCommand AInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Command A$0.0075Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Command A$0.155Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Command A$0.600Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Command A and Inkling Small
SpecificationCohere Command AThinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerCohereThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedMarch 13, 2025July 30, 2026
Context window256K524K
Input $/Mtok$2.50$0.45
Output $/Mtok$10.00$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it14
Cost per solved task$2.69$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Command A better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Command A has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, Command A or Inkling Small?

Command A costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Command A costs $2.69 and Inkling Small $0.16.

Which has the bigger context window, Command A or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small, with 524K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks is the Command A vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

46 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Command A's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Inkling Small's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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