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MiniMax M2 vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads MiniMax M2 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 25.7 to 18.6, at about the same output price ($1.20 vs $1.02 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 32 benchmarks have a result for both.

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MiniMax M2MiniMax
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.02
0
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
43.6
Output $/M
$1.20
32
vs boards won of 32 shared

MiniMax M2 or Inkling Small: which to pick

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax M2 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick MiniMax M2 for output tokens 1.2x cheaper ($1.02 vs $1.20 per million).

Model AMiniMax M2MiniMaxNot benchmarked1 independent benchmark$0.702 per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
32
MiniMax M2 only
18
Inkling Small only
52
Like-for-like categories
6 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.

At a glance

Coding index
MiniMax M2 not benchmarked, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 15.1 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run): MiniMax M2 13.7% against Inkling Small 33.3%, 19.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
MiniMax M2 $1.02 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
Context window
MiniMax M2 takes 205K 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
CategoryMiniMax M2BarsInkling SmallTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge04
General016
All shared boards032
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
SWE-bench Verified61.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
LMArena WebDev12971409Inkling Small
AA Coding IndexNot measured52.9Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.9%Only Inkling Small measured
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)82.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
SciCodeNot measured49.7%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)25.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Terminal-Bench30.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
LMArena Text: coding13711450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT13731447Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1399Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML13061398Inkling Small
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 index01
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index18.625.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured150.3Only Inkling Small measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured23.5Only Inkling Small measured
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 Telecom86.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Vending-Bench 2$161Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)77.7%89.5%Inkling Small
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)13.7%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 prompts13571423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert13381441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13761429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 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 MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
AA Math Index78.3Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)78.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 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: math13511459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work13681441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.0%Only Inkling Small measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured69.6%Only Inkling Small measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.5%Only Inkling Small measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured37.9%Only Inkling Small measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)82.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science13481428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13671413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: legal and government13491415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance13361413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling SmallLeader
Design Arena: websites1143Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: UI components1137Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: game dev1118Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: data viz1140Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: 3D1098Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1135Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: SVG1100Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index016
General benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling 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)Not measured84.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
IFBench72.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)64.3%75.7%Inkling Small
LMArena Text13401413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following13291399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing12861334Inkling Small
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English13641421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English13131401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese13661464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German13571408Inkling Small
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1401Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1367Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: French13361435Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Spanish13261422Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Russian13301394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Polish13121428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: multi-turn13611416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries13311402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language12951357Inkling Small
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12981352Inkling 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 16 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Inkling 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

MiniMax M2$0.0008Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

MiniMax M2 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

MiniMax M2$0.016Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

MiniMax M2 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

MiniMax M2$0.061Exceeds the context window
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

MiniMax M2 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 MiniMax M2 and Inkling Small
SpecificationMiniMax M2Thinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerMiniMaxThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 23, 2025July 30, 2026
Context window205K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.255$0.45
Output $/Mtok$1.02$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it14
Cost per solved task$0.702$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax M2 better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax M2 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick MiniMax M2 for output tokens 1.2x cheaper ($1.02 vs $1.20 per million).

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M2 or Inkling Small?

MiniMax M2 costs $0.255 per million input tokens and $1.02 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, MiniMax M2 costs $0.702 and Inkling Small $0.16.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M2 or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small, with 524K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M2 vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

32 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M2'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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