Muse Wonder vs Inkling 2 Small
Muse Wonder leads Inkling 2 Small on coding, 71.8 to 48.9 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Inkling 2 Small costs 20.0x less per output token ($1.00 vs $20.00 per million). Updated November 14, 2026; 43 benchmarks have a result for both.
Muse Wonder or Inkling 2 Small: which to pick
Pick Muse Wonder for coding: it scores 71.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 48.9 for Inkling 2 Small.
Pick Inkling 2 Small for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($1.00 vs $20.00 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev: React or LMArena WebDev: HTML, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 43
- Muse Wonder only
- 37
- Inkling 2 Small only
- 8
- 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 Wonder
Muse Wonder scores 71.8 against 48.9.
3 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder leads, 43.6 against 30.6.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Wonder has a Design Arena: websites result, 1378.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder leads, 64.9% against 56.1%.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Inkling 2 Small
Muse Wonder $0.014, Inkling 2 Small $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Wonder 71.8 from 3 benchmarks, Inkling 2 Small 48.9 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- General, 15.9 points apart on average over 13 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI): Muse Wonder 49.5% against Inkling 2 Small 12.6%, 49.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Wonder $20.00 against Inkling 2 Small $1.00 per million output tokens, 20.0x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
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.
| Category | Muse Wonder | Bars | Inkling 2 Small | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 10 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 4 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 7 | 0 | ||
| Math | 1 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 0 | ||
| General | 12 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 38 | 5 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index102
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1647 | 1647 | Muse Wonder |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 49.5% | 12.6% | Muse Wonder |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 83.1% | 81.5% | Muse Wonder |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 62.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 66.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | 45.6% | 43.1% | Muse Wonder |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 26.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 80.4% | 72.7% | Muse Wonder |
| SciCode | 60.3% | 52.3% | Muse Wonder |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run) | 52.0% | 13.1% | Muse Wonder |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 27.9% | 25.4% | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1516 | 1455 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1520 | 1443 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1650 | 1660 | Inkling 2 Small |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1661 | 1661 | Inkling 2 Small |
| SWE-Bench Pro V2 | Not measured | 97.7% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| GameBench 2 | 77.8 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 47.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 50.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| ProgramBench | 5.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 43.6 | 30.6 | Muse Wonder |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 161.7 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index42
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1127 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1029 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1248 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.9% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 56.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 36.3% | 38.9% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 50.5% | 46.6% | Muse Wonder |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 23.8% | 21.7% | Muse Wonder |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 67.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 67.0% | 70.0% | Inkling 2 Small |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 22.9% | 2.9% | Muse Wonder |
| Vals Science Index | 39.1% | 32.7% | Muse Wonder |
| CUA-bench (Vals AI) | 7.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 46.8% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| PostTrainBench | 24.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $9,432 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| MCP Atlas | Not measured | 85.4% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index70
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 27.5% | 25.2% | Muse Wonder |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 50.1% | 44.1% | Muse Wonder |
| HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 39.0% | 28.7% | Muse Wonder |
| CritPt v2, hard subset (Artificial Analysis run) | 51.0% | 35.0% | Muse Wonder |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 96.5% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 81.7% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1514 | 1421 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1514 | 1478 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1519 | 1424 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 84.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1478 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1490 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| MathArena | 51.3% | 42.4% | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Omniscience | 25.1 | 16.1 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: science | 1511 | 1409 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1506 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1520 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1490 | 1415 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1378 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1365 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1414 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1289 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1431 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1392 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index121
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 Small | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 64.9% | 56.1% | Muse Wonder |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 70.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 88.6% | Only Inkling 2 Small measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 80.7% | 83.3% | Inkling 2 Small |
| GDPval-AA | 1770 | 1630 | Muse Wonder |
| DTBench | 95.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMCA | 56.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text | 1503 | 1403 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1494 | 1408 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1493 | 1348 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: English | 1509 | 1418 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1491 | 1390 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1536 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1519 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1476 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1512 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1477 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1514 | 1377 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1537 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1514 | 1408 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1497 | 1403 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1496 | 1381 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1485 | 1359 | Muse Wonder |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1325 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Inkling 2 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
Inkling 2 Small costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Inkling 2 Small costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Inkling 2 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.
| Specification | Meta Muse Wonder | Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Thinking Machines |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 12, 2026 | November 9, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $4.00 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $20.00 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | 71.8 | 48.9 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Wonder better than Inkling 2 Small for coding?
Pick Muse Wonder for coding: it scores 71.8 on the Vibe Coding Index against 48.9 for Inkling 2 Small. Pick Inkling 2 Small for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($1.00 vs $20.00 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev: React or LMArena WebDev: HTML, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Muse Wonder or Inkling 2 Small?
Muse Wonder costs $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.00 per million output tokens; Inkling 2 Small costs $0.30 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Wonder or Inkling 2 Small?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Wonder vs Inkling 2 Small comparison based on?
43 benchmarks have a result for both models as of November 14, 2026. Muse Wonder's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Inkling 2 Small's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.