Inkling-Small 30.2/100Rank 29/49

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Step 5 Preview leads Inkling-Small by 11.4 points on StealthMark, 39.0 to 27.6. It leads on 6 of 9 benchmarks, including Latch, and Inkling-Small on 3, including Foresight. Step 5 Preview scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in reflections.
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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.
Step 5 Preview
The main sphere, airborne black and small colored features occupy broadly appropriate positions. Most of the defining mirror system is absent, and paint interaction remains only partially supported. The small paint features do not visibly establish a separate volume-scale violation.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 14.0/25 | 20.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 3.0/15 | 13.5/15 |
| Reflections | 8.0/120 | 20.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 2.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| 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.
Step 5 Preview
A charming diagonal climber and warm palette communicate the central idea. Simple rounded construction, crowded limb counting, uncertain footholds and an unattached upper shelf limit its physical coherence. Growth bands and the yarn trail add specificity, but the requested material distinctions and unravelled bootie remain underdeveloped.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 2.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 1.5/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 3.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 3.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 2.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
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.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable, coherent simplification with purposeful facial contours and differentiated fingers. These provide more construction and detail than the broad silhouette alone suggests. The oversized face, frontal seated pose, unresolved wrists and sparse landscape still substantially limit likeness, depth and finish.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 2.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 2.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 2.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 2.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 2.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 2.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
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.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable sunset beach with clear warm-cool contrast and playful accessories. Basic animal construction, shallow foreground placement and schematic reflections limit spatial and physical credibility. Sparse descriptive detail and abruptly ended sky bands constrain the finish.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 3.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 2.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 2.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.
Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.


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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.
Step 5 Preview
Recognizable animals, a bright palette and identifying accessories support a basic cartoon. Primitive anatomy, partial seated support, unresolved steering and weak hull-water contact limit the central action. Lighting and spray provide atmosphere without establishing convincing physical depth.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 5.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
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.
Step 5 Preview
The pelican and bicycle are recognizable, with a pleasant palette and basic diffuse shading. The riding relationship fails physically: the bird is unsupported, the front wheel is unmounted, and pedalling is unresolved. Simple geometric construction and sparse material treatment further limit the drawing.
| Category | Inkling-Small | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 4.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 3.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.0/10 | 2.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.