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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Inkling Small is 1.3× cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 basis. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts the larger context window (1.0M).

Head to head
Blended price uses a 3:1 input:output mix
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteInkling Small
ProviderGoogleThinkingmachines
Input $/1M$0.300$0.450
Output $/1M$2.50$1.20
Blended $/1M$0.850$0.637
Context window1.0M524K
Max output66K262K
ReleasedJul 2026Jul 2026
LicenceProprietaryOpen weights
GPQA Diamond 83.3% 88.5%
FrontierMath T1–3 26.0% 46.3%
FrontierMath T4 0.0% 17.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 71.1% 90.0%
Benchmark scores independently run and published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0. Only benchmarks with a score for BOTH models are compared.
Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite if…
  • Larger context window (1.0M)
Choose Inkling Small if…
  • Costs less per token — $0.637 vs $0.850 blended
  • Higher GPQA Diamond (88.5% vs 83.3%)
  • Higher FrontierMath T1–3 (46.3% vs 26.0%)
  • Higher FrontierMath T4 (17.1% vs 0.0%)
  • Higher OTIS Mock AIME (90.0% vs 71.1%)
  • Open weights — self-hostable
  • Newer model (released Jul 2026)
FAQ
Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Inkling Small?
Across the 4 benchmarks both models have independently-run scores for, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads on 0 and Inkling Small leads on 4. Benchmarks are one input — price and context window are on this page too.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cheaper than Inkling Small?
Inkling Small is cheaper: $0.637 versus $0.850 per million tokens blended at 3:1 input:output. Input alone: $0.300 vs $0.450. Output alone: $2.50 vs $1.20.
What context windows do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Inkling Small have?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 1,048,576 tokens. Inkling Small: 524,288 tokens.
Who makes Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Inkling Small?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is made by Google. Inkling Small is made by Thinkingmachines.
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