Inkling Small vs Pareto 26.10 Preview
Inkling Small costs 2.7x less per output token than Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.20 vs $3.20 per million). Updated November 14, 2026; 1 benchmarks have a result for both.
Inkling Small or Pareto 26.10 Preview: which to pick
Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Pareto 26.10 Preview has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Pareto 26.10 Preview for a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens) and work measured by GameBench 2, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 1
- Inkling Small only
- 92
- Pareto 26.10 Preview only
- 0
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 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
No call
Only Inkling Small has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Inkling Small has a AA Intelligence Index result, 12.9.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Inkling Small has a AA Agentic Index result, 23.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Inkling Small has a GPQA Diamond result, 83.6%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Inkling Small has a MMLU Pro result, 85.6%.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Inkling Small has a Vals Index result, 27.6%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Pareto 26.10 Preview
Pareto 26.10 Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 524K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Inkling Small
Inkling Small $0.0010, Pareto 26.10 Preview $0.0024 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Inkling Small has the number, $0.16.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks, Pareto 26.10 Preview not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Coding, 55.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- GameBench 2: Inkling Small 33.1 against Pareto 26.10 Preview 88.3, 55.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Inkling Small $1.20 against Pareto 26.10 Preview $3.20 per million output tokens, 2.7x apart.
- Context window
- Inkling Small takes 524K tokens, Pareto 26.10 Preview 1.05M.
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 | Inkling Small | Bars | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 1 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1408 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| AA Coding Index | 52.9 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 85.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 82.2% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 19.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 13.7% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 9.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 55.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 33.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 64.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 4.8% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1451 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1448 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1397 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1396 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1410 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| GameBench 2 | 33.1 | 88.3 | Pareto 26.10 Preview |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 0.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.9 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.8 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 23.5 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 41.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 15.4% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 25.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 2.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 31.8% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| MCP Atlas | 79.2% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 54.4% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 12.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| CritPt v2, hard subset (Artificial Analysis run) | 18.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 88.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| ARC-AGI | 84.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 6.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1425 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1440 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1429 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1253 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1252 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 90.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 46.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 17.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| ProofBench | 6.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1459 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1437 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 85.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 83.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 69.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 75.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 62.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 37.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| AA-Omniscience | -9.5 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1429 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1414 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1413 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1413 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index29 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 27.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 59.4% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 84.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 50.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 75.7% | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| GDPval-AA | 1133 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text | 1414 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1402 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1337 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1236 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1421 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1402 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1462 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1403 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1397 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1384 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1438 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1431 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1397 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1427 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1417 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1403 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1359 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1353 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1243 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1291 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1242 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1199 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1197 | Not measured | Only Inkling Small measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview | 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 Small costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Inkling Small costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
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.
| Specification | Thinking Machines Inkling Small | Pareto 26.10 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Thinking Machines | Unbiased |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 30, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Context window | 524K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.45 | $0.80 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.20 | $3.20 |
| Coding index | 27.3 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.16 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Inkling Small better than Pareto 26.10 Preview for coding?
Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Pareto 26.10 Preview has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Pareto 26.10 Preview for a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens) and work measured by GameBench 2, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Inkling Small or Pareto 26.10 Preview?
Inkling Small costs $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Pareto 26.10 Preview costs $0.80 and $3.20. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling Small only.
Which has the bigger context window, Inkling Small or Pareto 26.10 Preview?
Pareto 26.10 Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks is the Inkling Small vs Pareto 26.10 Preview comparison based on?
1 benchmarks have a result for both models as of November 14, 2026. Inkling Small's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Pareto 26.10 Preview's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.