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Inkling 2 Small vs SWE-2 Flash

Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flash are closely matched at 47.2 and 43.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

Thinking Machines Lab · Cognition · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flash are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 47.2 and 43.8.

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

Choose Inkling 2 Small

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose SWE-2 Flash

  • you are already invested in the Cognition ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Inkling 2 Small
Thinking Machines Lab
SWE-2 Flash
Cognition
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.2
#40
43.8
#59
Reasoning
48.0
#26
42.6
#61
Coding
36.1
#32
33.0
#44
Agents
32.9
#39
30.1
#50
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
256,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Inkling 2 Small
SWE-2 Flash
Tool use
28.4#30
23.0#58
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 7 for SWE-2 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flashdon'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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

318.0B diff

Inkling 2 Small has 318.0B more parameters than SWE-2 Flash, making it 115.2% larger.

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
594.0Bparameters
Cognition
SWE-2 Flash
276.0Bparameters
594.0B
Inkling 2 Small
276.0B
SWE-2 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Inkling 2 Small specifies input context (256,000 tokens).

Thinking Machines Lab
Inkling 2 Small
Input256,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Cognition
SWE-2 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Inkling 2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas SWE-2 Flash 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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

SWE-2 Flash

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

SWE-2 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while SWE-2 Flash was released on 2026-11-04.

Inkling 2 Small is 0 month newer than SWE-2 Flash.

Inkling 2 Small

Nov 5, 2026

1 weeks ago

1d newer
SWE-2 Flash

Nov 4, 2026

1 weeks ago

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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Inkling 2 Small
✓ Preferred
SWE-2 Flash
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs SWE-2 Flash.

Which is better, Inkling 2 Small or SWE-2 Flash?

Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flash are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 47.2 and 43.8. Inkling 2 Small is made by Thinking Machines Lab and SWE-2 Flash is made by Cognition. 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 SWE-2 Flash 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%. SWE-2 Flash scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 60.1%, SWE Atlas - Codebase QnA: 50.0%, FrontierCode 1.1: 45.5%, ExploitBench: 34.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flash?

Inkling 2 Small supports 256K tokens and SWE-2 Flash supports an unknown number of 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 SWE-2 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.2 vs 43.8), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Inkling 2 Small and SWE-2 Flash?

Inkling 2 Small is developed by Thinking Machines Lab and SWE-2 Flash is developed by Cognition.

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