Inkling-Small 30.2/100Rank 29/49

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Inkling-Small leads Qwen3.5-9B by 16.7 points on StealthMark, 27.6 to 10.9. It leads on all 9 benchmarks. Inkling-Small scores higher on Raccoon, with its largest category advantage in artistry & character.
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Both take about 1M tokens of context.
Full datasheets, every price and sourceInkling-Small ↗Qwen3.5-9B ↗
Anticipating threats and planning ahead. Collect coins while avoiding ghosts. Ghosts move before the player each turn, and collisions cost a life. 3 levels in sequence, up to 66 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Cooperative planning and learning from experience. Coordinate two robots to push numbered cores onto matching sockets. Pressure plates hold doors open; moving either robot uses one turn. 5 levels in sequence, up to 152 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Physics, perspective and recursive reflections, tested together. Explore the test ↗


Inkling-Small
The sphere's apparent floor support, separate dark feature and broad paint ordering justify partial state credit. The major weakness is the largely missing mirror system: isolated side images and faint floor echoes do not establish repeated virtual rooms or curved spherical mapping. Downward framing, the oversized frontal panel, unresolved paint transport and satin surface appearance remain distinct limitations.
Qwen3.5-9B
Horizontal centering and a separate airborne black blob are visible. Cyan's recent contact and crimson's forward transport are insufficiently demonstrated, while sphere support remains obscured. The enlarged, lowered sphere substantially changes the composition. The wall and floor sphere images, recursive room structure and curved emitter mappings are almost entirely missing.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 14.0/25 | 3.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 3.0/15 | 4.5/15 |
| Reflections | 8.0/120 | 2.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 2.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Floor-damage reward | 0.0/10 | 0.0/10 |
A spinning metal sphere and paint in a mirrored room test physical reasoning, perspective and consistency across repeated reflections.
Visual construction and creative interpretation.


Inkling-Small
The faces and dripping caps communicate a cute mushroom scene, but simple construction and weak spatial relationships limit the result. The defining foot-stamping action is unresolved, the flattering portrait is smaller than its painter, and the requested material contrasts are only partly conveyed.
Qwen3.5-9B
Glowing teal spheres and a harmonious palette provide visible strengths, but the central character remains seriously unresolved. A large gap separates head and torso, limbs cannot be traced, and scattered garment shapes fail to establish the ornate costume. The foreground mound replaces the tall enclosing arch. Clean primitive edges do not repair these construction failures.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 2.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 1.5/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.5/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 3.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 3.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 2.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
Inkling-Small
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
Qwen3.5-9B
A floating capybara in ornate robes tests character anatomy, layered fabric and the placement of surrounding luminous forms.
Precise visual recall and portrait reconstruction.


Inkling-Small
A recognizable but rudimentary Mona Lisa interpretation. Facial shading and subdued colors provide coherence, while the frontal blocklike torso, unresolved wrists, fingerless hands and shallow landscape substantially limit likeness, construction and finish.
Qwen3.5-9B
A centered dark oval with sparse facial marks forms a simple graphic face, but scarcely replicates the Mona Lisa. The portrait's body, crossed hands, clothing and landscape are missing, while angular facial construction and flat tones lose its likeness, volume and subtle expression.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 2.5/10 | 0.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 2.5/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 0.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 2.5/10 | 0.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 2.0/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 2.5/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 2.0/10 | 0.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.0/10 | 0.5/10 |
An SVG interpretation of the Mona Lisa tests facial likeness, anatomy and the composition of a familiar portrait.
Creativity, perspective and visual beauty.


Inkling-Small
A recognizable sunset beach with a clear focal sun and appealing color transitions. Connected fish silhouettes and layered scenery establish basic coherence. Primitive figures, ambiguous recreation, sparse descriptive detail and weak grounding limit construction and depth. The aligned reflection supplies a useful lighting cue, but shadows and material effects remain underdeveloped.
Qwen3.5-9B
The beach is recognizable, and sweeping shoreline curves provide basic rhythm. Wildlife and playful activity remain poorly resolved, with ambiguous body construction and object contact. The sun glows without corresponding reflections or surface lighting. Fragmented subjects and an unintegrated rectangular panel substantially weaken composition and finish.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 3.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 3.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 3.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 2.5/10 | 0.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 2.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.
Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.


Inkling-Small
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Qwen3.5-9B
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A plank, computer mouse and blueberry in a steel room test physical stability, spatial relationships, materials and lighting.
Scene composition and interacting subjects.


Inkling-Small
Recognizable animals, readable accessories and an appealing sunset support a coherent basic cartoon. Rounded construction leaves joints, riding support and steering unresolved. Decorative gradients contribute atmosphere, but directional lighting, distinct materials and convincing water displacement are weakly demonstrated.
Qwen3.5-9B
Bright colors, clean individual shapes and basic animal cues make the scene partly recognizable. Back seating, body continuity, steering and jet ski construction remain unresolved. Background gradients and wave rhythm provide some finish, but substantial anatomical, spatial and interaction weaknesses dominate.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 5.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 1.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 5.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
A jet-ski scene pairs a canine driver with a raccoon passenger. It tests the placement and contact of interacting subjects, along with vehicle construction.
Subject construction and spatial relationships.


Inkling-Small
The pelican is immediately recognizable, and its sweeping neck, shaped bill and orderly spokes provide character. Riding remains only partially realized: legs, pedal engagement, steering and seat support cannot be read confidently. Controlled graphic effects add atmosphere, but simplified construction and weak grounding keep the result basic.
Qwen3.5-9B
The oversized bill and orderly spoked wheels make the subject partly recognizable. Clean contours and strong color contrast provide graphic clarity, but unresolved appendages, steering, drivetrain and support dominate the construction. Sparse shading and detail further limit the illustration.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.5/10 | 2.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.0/10 | 2.5/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.