Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber vs Inkling-Small: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is developed by Google, while Inkling-Small comes from Thinking Machines Lab. Inkling-Small was released in July 2026, and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber followed 2 months later in September 2026. Inkling-Small has a published size of about 276 billion parameters; Google has not disclosed the parameter count of Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber.

We have 4 benchmark results for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and 24 benchmark results for Inkling-Small, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.

Inkling-Small is available through an API at $0.30 per million input tokens with a 256K-token context window. We do not track a hosted API for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, so pricing and context cannot be compared directly.

CharacteristicGemini 3.8 Flash CyberInkling-Small
CompanyGoogleThinking Machines Lab
Release DateSeptember 2, 2026July 30, 2026
Parameters—276B
MultimodalNoYes
Context (input)—256K
Context (output)—256K
Input Price / 1M—$0.30
Output Price / 1M—$1.20
Average Score74.6%60.3%

Verdict

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber — 0.7, Inkling-Small — 0.6.

Recency

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is newer: released 9/2/2026 vs 7/30/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Inkling-Small?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Inkling-Small?
API pricing data is available on the individual model pages.
Which has a larger context window — Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Inkling-Small?
Context window data is available on the individual model pages.

The Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Inkling-Small comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Inkling-Small page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.