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Inkling Small vs GLM 5 Turbo

Inkling Small (Thinking Machines) and GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Inkling Small holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#42 vs #44); Inkling Small is 3.3× cheaper per output token ($1.20/1M vs $4.00/1M); Inkling Small offers the longer context window (1M vs 203K tokens); and Inkling Small ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Inkling Small if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #42 against #44 (53.9 vs 52.7 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.20/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 3.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.45/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 203K.
  • you want to self-host: Inkling Small ships open weights while GLM 5 Turbo is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 1.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 41.2 against 39.1.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 33.3% against 27.8%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Inkling Small was listed 30 July 2026, GLM 5 Turbo 15 March 2026.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GLM 5 Turbo leads Inkling Small for this pair.

Inkling Small vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Inkling Small and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldInkling SmallThinking MachinesGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#42#44
Index score53.952.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.45$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$1.20$4.00
Context window1M tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens262K131K
API providers listed31
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, AudioText
First listed30 July 202615 March 2026
PublisherThinking MachinesZ.ai

Evidence: 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Inkling Small vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Inkling Small or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardInkling SmallGLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14761467–1486—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-5.3%-7.1%–-3.5%—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation40.1%X-High—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis41.2intelligence-index39.1intelligence-indexInkling Small
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis55.1%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—98.5%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis33.3%humanitys-last-exam27.8%humanitys-last-examInkling Small
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—33.9Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Inkling Small vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Inkling Small better than GLM 5 Turbo?

Inkling Small ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #42 against #44. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Inkling Small cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Inkling Small is cheaper on output tokens: $1.20/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.45/1M for Inkling Small and $1.20/1M for GLM 5 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Inkling Small or GLM 5 Turbo?

Inkling Small has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Inkling Small or GLM 5 Turbo?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Inkling Small and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Inkling Small: Open weights. GLM 5 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Inkling Small and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Inkling Small and 1 for GLM 5 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Inkling Small vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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