Ember-1 (high) vs Inkling (low)

Compared models

Recommended model Inkling (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (6.8 vs 6.9), while costing about 7.9x less than Ember-1 (high).

Metric	Ember-1 Ember-1 high Release: 2026-09-28	Inkling Inkling low Release: 2026-07-18 Free Available

Metric	Ember-1 Ember-1 high Release: 2026-09-28	Inkling Inkling low Release: 2026-07-18 Free Available
Score	6.9	6.8
Rank	#164	#170
Reliability	8.6	10.0
Consistency	7.2	8.6
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	71.0%	56.5%
Flaky tests	8	4
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	20.041	2.756
Total Cost	$2.405	$0.304
Input Price	$3.000 / 1M	$1.000 / 1M
Output Price	$15.000 / 1M	$4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	195,489	213,901
Output Tokens	12,475	9,623
Reasoning Tokens	108,748	12,414
Response Time (avg)	58.14s	6.81s
Response Time (max)	255.06s	44.24s
Response Time (total)	1337.19s	156.70s
Parameters	~2.8T total (~104B active)	975B total (41B active)
Availability	Closed	Open source

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

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Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		88.31s	146,912	5,130	5,968
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		44.24s	104,008	1,043	2,090

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	8.7	7.9	91.7%	1		24.05s	1,544	886	992
Inkling	8.3	10.0	75.0%	0		2.51s	702	172	1,024

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	8.2	7.2	88.9%	1		72.23s	7,144	1,281	23,093
Inkling	5.1	7.2	22.2%	1		8.71s	7,374	355	4,961

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	6.4	5.8	66.7%	1		79.89s	28,994	1,667	6,614
Inkling	2.9	5.8	16.7%	1		22.73s	85,854	6,920	1,367

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	7.3	5.9	83.3%	1		36.10s	6,076	230	1,228
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.07s	7,068	216	344

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		175.49s	1,154	1,023	61,582
Inkling	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		1.68s	804	67	485

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.49s	744	194	304
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.44s	501	160	213

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	7.1	5.8	83.3%	1		33.38s	992	162	784
Inkling	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		1.81s	708	93	379

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.84s	1,452	390	848
Inkling	6.4	5.0	66.7%	2		2.97s	714	347	908

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		26.45s	0	0	0
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.57s	5,949	219	0

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		65.34s	477	1,512	7,335
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		3.12s	219	31	643

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