Muse Spark 1.1 vs Inkling Small

Muse Spark 1.1 leads Inkling Small on coding, 70.3 to 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Inkling Small costs 3.5x less per output token ($1.20 vs $4.25 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 70 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Muse Spark 1.1 Replace Inkling Small

Muse Spark 1.1Meta

Coding: 70.3
Overall: 67.0
Output $/M: $4.25

T Inkling SmallThinking Machines

Coding: 27.3
Overall: 43.6
Output $/M: $1.20

vs boards won of 70 shared

Muse Spark 1.1 or Inkling Small: which to pick

Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index against 27.3 for Inkling Small, though on 3 benchmarks against 4.

Pick Inkling Small for output tokens 3.5x cheaper ($1.20 vs $4.25 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.16 against $0.43).

Model AMuse Spark 1.1Meta70.3/1003 independent benchmarks$0.43 per solved task Model BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task

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Shared results: 70
Muse Spark 1.1 only: 26
Inkling Small only: 14
Like-for-like categories: 7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 scores 70.3 against 27.3.
3 and 4 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 33.7 against 25.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 25.8 against 23.5.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 91.2% against 83.6%.
Same board, both measured
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 88.7% against 85.6%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1270.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Inkling Small has a Vals Index result, 27.6%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 takes 1.05M tokens against 524K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Inkling Small
Muse Spark 1.1 $0.0034, Inkling Small $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
Inkling Small
Muse Spark 1.1 $0.43, Inkling Small $0.16.
Published attempt cost and pass rate

At a glance

Coding index: Muse Spark 1.1 70.3 from 3 benchmarks, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category: Coding, 16.1 points apart on average over 15 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap: Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Muse Spark 1.1 72.2% against Inkling Small 19.1%, 53.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price: Muse Spark 1.1 $4.25 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 3.5x apart.
Context window: Muse Spark 1.1 takes 1.05M 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
Category	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small
Coding	12	3
Intelligence	2	0
Agentic work	4	0
Reasoning	8	0
Math	3	0
Knowledge	10	0
General	28	0
All shared boards	67	3

CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index123

Coding benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
LMArena WebDev	1542	1409	Muse Spark 1.1
AA Coding Index	71.3	52.9	Muse Spark 1.1
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)	85.9%	85.9%	Inkling Small
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)	82.0%	82.2%	Inkling Small
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)	Not measured	0.0%	Only Inkling Small measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)	72.2%	19.1%	Muse Spark 1.1
Code migration (Vals AI)	31.1%	13.7%	Muse Spark 1.1
ProgramBench (Vals AI)	0.0%	0.5%	Inkling Small
IOI (Vals AI)	Not measured	9.3%	Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)	69.3%	55.1%	Muse Spark 1.1
SkillsBench (Vals AI)	59.2%	33.6%	Muse Spark 1.1
CyberBench (Vals AI)	Not measured	64.1%	Only Inkling Small measured
SciCode	58.8%	49.7%	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: coding	1498	1450	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: software and IT	1498	1447	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev: React	1532	1399	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev: HTML	1540	1398	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena WebDev: from an image	1540	1410	Muse Spark 1.1
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here

IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20

Intelligence benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
AA Intelligence Index	33.7	25.7	Muse Spark 1.1
Epoch Capabilities Index	154.1	150.3	Muse Spark 1.1

Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40

Agentic work benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
AA Agentic Index	25.8	23.5	Muse Spark 1.1
Design Arena: agents building web apps	1207	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps	1199	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile apps	1175	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android apps	1178	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot games	1103	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building games	1183	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: HTML slides	1195	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slides	1155	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: spreadsheets	1042	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)	57.2%	41.3%	Muse Spark 1.1
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)	Not measured	15.4%	Only Inkling Small measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)	38.0%	25.5%	Muse Spark 1.1
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)	Not measured	2.9%	Only Inkling Small measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)	56.4%	31.8%	Muse Spark 1.1
Time Horizon Index (Vals AI)	1.7%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
APEX-Agents	31.8%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Vending-Bench 2	$6,520	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here

ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80

Reasoning benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
GPQA Diamond	91.2%	83.6%	Muse Spark 1.1
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)	86.6%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)	89.8%	89.5%	Muse Spark 1.1
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)	46.2%	33.3%	Muse Spark 1.1
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	Not measured	88.5%	Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI	Not measured	84.0%	Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI-2	Not measured	40.1%	Only Inkling Small measured
Chess puzzles	34.0%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Mystery game puzzles	Not measured	6.0%	Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts	1485	1423	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: expert	1478	1441	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English	1480	1429	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: diagrams	1305	1251	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: homework	1287	1257	Muse Spark 1.1
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here

MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30

Math benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
OTIS Mock AIME	Not measured	90.0%	Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3	Not measured	46.3%	Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tier 4	Not measured	17.1%	Only Inkling Small measured
ProofBench	39.0%	6.0%	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: math	1482	1459	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: mathematical work	1487	1441	Muse Spark 1.1
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here

KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index100

Knowledge benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
MMLU Pro	88.7%	85.6%	Muse Spark 1.1
LegalBench (Vals AI)	85.0%	83.0%	Muse Spark 1.1
CorpFin (Vals AI)	71.3%	69.6%	Muse Spark 1.1
TaxEval (Vals AI)	79.7%	75.5%	Muse Spark 1.1
MortgageTax (Vals AI)	66.1%	62.3%	Muse Spark 1.1
MedCode (Vals AI)	Not measured	37.9%	Only Inkling Small measured
SimpleQA Verified	57.8%	19.1%	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: science	1484	1428	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare	1479	1413	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: legal and government	1481	1415	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: business and finance	1470	1413	Muse Spark 1.1
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here

Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared

Web design benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
Design Arena: websites	1270	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: UI components	1289	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: game dev	1269	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: data viz	1268	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: 3D	1260	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: all code categories	1276	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: SVG	1235	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art	1271	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index280

General benchmarks for Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
Vals Index	Not measured	27.6%	Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)	61.3%	59.4%	Muse Spark 1.1
SAGE (Vals AI)	45.6%	32.7%	Muse Spark 1.1
MedScribe (Vals AI)	88.9%	84.1%	Muse Spark 1.1
Vals Multimodal Index	66.7%	50.0%	Muse Spark 1.1
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)	77.7%	75.7%	Muse Spark 1.1
DTBench	94.4%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
LMCA	49.9%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
Surface Evolver Bench	52.5%	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
LMArena Text	1478	1413	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: instruction following	1457	1399	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: creative writing	1435	1334	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision	1293	1237	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: English	1478	1421	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: non-English	1471	1401	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Chinese	1515	1464	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: German	1469	1408	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Japanese	1450	1401	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Korean	1459	1367	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: French	1492	1435	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Spanish	1464	1422	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Russian	1482	1394	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: Polish	1499	1428	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: multi-turn	1484	1416	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: longer queries	1462	1402	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: writing and language	1448	1357	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Text: entertainment and media	1438	1352	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: English	1292	1243	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: Chinese	1348	1292	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: reading text	1301	1243	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: humor	1288	1207	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Vision: creative writing	1253	1205	Muse Spark 1.1
LMArena Document	1465	Not measured	Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured
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 Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Benchmark	Muse Spark 1.1	Inkling Small	Leader
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

Muse Spark 1.1$0.0034Fits in one request

Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Muse Spark 1.1$0.075Fits in one request

Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Muse Spark 1.1$0.292Fits 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 Muse Spark 1.1 and Inkling Small
Specification	Meta Muse Spark 1.1	Thinking Machines Inkling Small
Maker	Meta	Thinking Machines
Weights	No public weights listed	Open weights
Released	July 16, 2026	July 30, 2026
Context window	1.05M	524K
Input $/Mtok	$1.25	$0.45
Output $/Mtok	$4.25	$1.20
Coding index	70.3	27.3
Independent measurements behind it	3	4
Cost per solved task	$0.43	$0.16
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Muse Spark 1.1 better than Inkling Small for coding?

Pick Muse Spark 1.1 for coding: it scores 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index against 27.3 for Inkling Small, though on 3 benchmarks against 4. Pick Inkling Small for output tokens 3.5x cheaper ($1.20 vs $4.25 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.16 against $0.43).

Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.1 or Inkling Small?

Muse Spark 1.1 costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Muse Spark 1.1 costs $0.43 and Inkling Small $0.16.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark 1.1 or Inkling Small?

Muse Spark 1.1, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark 1.1 vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

70 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Muse Spark 1.1's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks 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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Muse Spark 1.1 or Inkling Small: which to pick

Which one for your work

Coding

Intelligence

Agentic work

Reasoning

Knowledge

Web design

General

Long documents

Everyday cost

Cost per solved task

At a glance

Benchmark by benchmark

What each workload costs

Chat turn

Repository review

Agent loop

Specification differences

Questions

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