Inkling 2 Small vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 17.8.
Thinking Machines Lab · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Inkling 2 Small leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 17.8, ranking #41 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Inkling 2 Small wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Inkling 2 Small
- overall performance matters — it scores 47.1 and ranks #41 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026
Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Inkling 2 Small outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks.
Inkling 2 Small significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Inkling 2 Small has 585.1B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 6574.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Inkling 2 Small specifies input context (256,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Inkling 2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.
Inkling 2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Inkling 2 Small
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
License
Usage and distribution terms
Inkling 2 Small is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.
Inkling 2 Small is 15 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.
Nov 5, 2026
4 days ago
1.2yr newerAug 18, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Inkling 2 Small's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Inkling 2 Small's cutoff date.
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Sep 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Inkling 2 Small and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.