Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Inkling: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
Gemini 3.7 Flash is developed by Google, while Inkling comes from Thinking Machines Lab. Inkling was released in July 2026, and Gemini 3.7 Flash followed a month later in August 2026. Inkling has a published size of about 975 billion parameters; Google has not disclosed the parameter count of Gemini 3.7 Flash.
The two models share 3 published benchmarks. Gemini 3.7 Flash leads on 3 of them. The widest gaps are on Terminal-Bench 2.1, where Gemini 3.7 Flash scores 85.8% against 63.8%; CharXiv-R, where Gemini 3.7 Flash scores 88.7% against 78.1%. Averaged across everything we track, Gemini 3.7 Flash sits at 59.8% and Inkling at 61.8%.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is the cheaper API at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, about 27% below Inkling at $0.95 and $4.05. Gemini 3.7 Flash takes the larger context window at 1M tokens, compared with 524K for Inkling. Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts text and images as input, while Inkling accepts text, images, and audio. On tooling, only Gemini 3.7 Flash supports function calling and only Gemini 3.7 Flash offers structured output.
| Characteristic | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Inkling |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Thinking Machines Lab | |
| Release Date | August 13, 2026 | July 21, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 975B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 524K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 524K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.75 | $0.95 |
| Output Price / 1M | $3.75 | $4.05 |
| Average Score | 59.8% | 61.8% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.8% | 63.8% |
| CharXiv-R | 88.7% | 78.1% |
| GDPval-AA | 50.8% | 41.3% |
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Verdict
Gemini 3.7 Flash leads in 3 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: Gemini 3.7 Flash — 0.6, Inkling — 0.6.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is 1.1x cheaper: input $0.75/1M vs $0.95/1M tokens.
Gemini 3.7 Flash supports a larger context: 1M vs 524K tokens.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is newer: released 8/13/2026 vs 7/21/2026.
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