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Llama 4 Scout vs Inkling Small

Updated October 21, 2026. 58 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Llama 4 Scout Replace Inkling Small
Llama 4 ScoutMeta Llama
Coding
9.1
Overall
6.5
Output $/M
$0.30
1
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
29.9
Overall
25.7
Output $/M
$1.20
57
vs boards won of 58 shared

Decision reading

Pick Inkling Small for coding: it scores 29.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 9.1 for Llama 4 Scout.

Pick Llama 4 Scout when output tokens cost 4.0x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.31M against 524K tokens.

Model ALlama 4 ScoutMeta Llama9.1/1001 independent benchmark$1.276 per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines29.9/1001 independent benchmark$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
58
Llama 4 Scout only
22
Inkling Small only
26
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
Llama 4 Scout 9.1 from 1 benchmark, Inkling Small 29.9 from 1 benchmark.
Widest category
Math, 45.6 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
ARC-AGI: Llama 4 Scout 0.5% against Inkling Small 84.0%, 83.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Llama 4 Scout $0.30 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
Context window
Llama 4 Scout takes 1.31M 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
CategoryLlama 4 ScoutBarsInkling SmallTies
Coding05
Intelligence02
Agentic work01
Reasoning011
Math03
Knowledge010
General125
All shared boards157
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index05
Coding benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
SWE-bench Verified9.1%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1409Only Inkling Small measured
AA Coding Index8.252.9Inkling Small
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)38.5%85.9%Inkling Small
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only Inkling Small measured
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)Not measured55.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)29.9%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
SciCode21.3%49.7%Inkling Small
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)1.5%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
LMArena Text: coding12861450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT12861447Inkling 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 17 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index6.525.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities Index129.6150.3Inkling Small
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic Index0.523.5Inkling Small
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured41.3%Only Inkling Small measured
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 Telecom15.5%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index011
Reasoning benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
GPQA Diamond47.0%83.6%Inkling Small
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)58.8%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)58.7%89.5%Inkling Small
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)3.8%33.3%Inkling Small
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)51.8%88.5%Inkling Small
ARC-AGI0.5%84.0%Inkling Small
ARC-AGI-20.0%40.1%Inkling Small
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12661423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert12351441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12931429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagrams11251251Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: homework11481257Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Math benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
AIME19.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)79.2%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
MGSM (Vals AI)88.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
AA Math Index14.0Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)14.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
OTIS Mock AIME7.8%90.0%Inkling Small
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
MATH level 562.3%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
LMArena Text: math12871459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work12861441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index010
Knowledge benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
MMLU Pro69.6%85.6%Inkling Small
LegalBench (Vals AI)72.0%83.0%Inkling Small
CorpFin (Vals AI)46.8%69.6%Inkling Small
TaxEval (Vals AI)55.2%75.5%Inkling Small
MortgageTax (Vals AI)57.8%62.3%Inkling Small
MedQA (Vals AI)50.9%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
MedCode (Vals AI)23.3%37.9%Inkling Small
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)75.2%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science12781428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12751413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: legal and government12851415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance12571413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
Design Arena: websites750Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Design Arena: UI components767Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Design Arena: game dev773Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Design Arena: data viz896Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Design Arena: all code categories790Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index125
General benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling SmallLeader
Vals IndexNot measured27.6%Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured59.4%Only Inkling Small measured
SAGE (Vals AI)34.8%32.7%Llama 4 Scout
MedScribe (Vals AI)50.6%84.1%Inkling Small
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
IFBench39.5%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)27.7%75.7%Inkling Small
DTBench57.9%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
LMCA12.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
Fiction.LiveBench36.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 4 Scout measured
LMArena Text12791413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following12481399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing12491334Inkling Small
LMArena Vision11181237Inkling Small
LMArena Text: English13041421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English12521401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese12551464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German12731408Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Japanese12061401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Korean12071367Inkling Small
LMArena Text: French12831435Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Spanish12781422Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Russian12631394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Polish12651428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: multi-turn12801416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries12651402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language12691357Inkling Small
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12421352Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: English11431243Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: Chinese11061292Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: reading text11171243Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: humor11021207Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: creative writing11261205Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
BenchmarkLlama 4 ScoutInkling 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

Llama 4 Scout$0.0003Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama 4 Scout$0.0059Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama 4 Scout$0.023Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Llama 4 Scout 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 Llama 4 Scout and Inkling Small
SpecificationMeta Llama 4 ScoutThinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerMeta LlamaThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 5, 2025July 30, 2026
Context window1.31M524K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.45
Output $/Mtok$0.30$1.20
Coding index9.129.9
Independent measurements behind it11
Cost per solved task$1.276$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama 4 Scout better than Inkling Small for coding?

Pick Inkling Small for coding: it scores 29.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 9.1 for Llama 4 Scout. Pick Llama 4 Scout when output tokens cost 4.0x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.31M against 524K tokens.

Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Scout or Inkling Small?

Llama 4 Scout costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Llama 4 Scout costs $1.276 and Inkling Small $0.16.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Scout or Inkling Small?

Llama 4 Scout, with 1.31M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the Llama 4 Scout vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

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

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