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Inkling 2 Small vs Muse Ember

Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember are closely matched at 47.2 and 45.9 on the LLM Stats Score. Muse Ember is 2.4x cheaper per token.

Thinking Machines Lab · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 47.2 and 45.9.

On price, Muse Ember is roughly 2.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Muse Ember also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Inkling 2 Small

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output

Choose Muse Ember

  • cost matters — it's about 2.4x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Inkling 2 Small
Thinking Machines Lab
Muse Ember
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.2
#40
45.9
#47
Reasoning
48.0
#26
48.1
#24
Coding
36.1
#32
27.3
#86
Agents
32.9
#39
31.6
#45
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
256,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Inkling 2 Small
Muse Ember
Vision
29.2#45
23.4#78
Tool use
28.4#30
30.7#14
Multimodal
28.9#42
23.6#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 6 for Muse Ember

No common benchmarks found

Inkling 2 Small and Muse Emberdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Muse Ember costs less

For input processing, Inkling 2 Small ($0.30/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Inkling 2 Small ($1.00/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Inkling 2 Small is more expensive than Muse Ember.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com
Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Meta
Muse Ember
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerMeta
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Ember accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Inkling 2 Small's 256,000 tokens. Only Muse Ember specifies output context (524,288 tokens).

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
Input256,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Inkling 2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Ember

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Inkling 2 Small

Proprietary

Closed source

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.

Muse Ember is 0 month newer than Inkling 2 Small.

Inkling 2 Small

Nov 5, 2026

1 weeks ago

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

4d newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Inkling 2 Small is available from Thinking Machines Lab. Muse Ember is available from Meta Model API.

Inkling 2 Small

thinking-machines logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M

Muse Ember

meta logo
Meta
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Inkling 2 Small
✓ Preferred
Muse Ember
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs Muse Ember.

Which is better, Inkling 2 Small or Muse Ember?

Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 47.2 and 45.9. Inkling 2 Small is made by Thinking Machines Lab and Muse Ember is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Inkling 2 Small compare to Muse Ember in benchmarks?

Inkling 2 Small scores GPQA: 93.0%, BrowseComp: 90.2%, CharXiv-R: 85.6%, MCP Atlas: 85.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 82.2%. Muse Ember scores PerceptionBench: 80.6%, OSWorld 2.1 (partial): 69.5%, Agents' Last Exam: 61.6%, Personal Superintelligence Index: 46.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 40.9%.

Is Inkling 2 Small cheaper than Muse Ember?

Muse Ember is 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. Inkling 2 Small costs $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output via thinking-machines. Muse Ember costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via meta.

What are the context window sizes for Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember?

Inkling 2 Small supports 256K tokens and Muse Ember supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.2 vs 45.9), context window (256K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.10/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Inkling 2 Small and Muse Ember?

Inkling 2 Small is developed by Thinking Machines Lab and Muse Ember is developed by Meta.

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