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GLM 4.6 vs Inkling Small

Close to a tie overall. Inkling Small costs 27% less for the same work.

GLM 4.6

by Z.ai · #43 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
198K
Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$2.00

Inkling Small

by · #41 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
512K
Input / 1M
$0.45
Output / 1M
$1.20

Better overall

About even

Grade 56.9 vs 58.2

Cheaper

Inkling Small

27% less, $0.64 vs $0.88 blended

Larger context

Inkling Small

198K vs 512K tokens

SWE-bench Verified

Inkling Small

68% vs 80.2%

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
SWE-Bench Pro% of tasks resolved · Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro · reference
GLM 4.6GLM 4.6: —
Terminal-Bench 2.1% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · reference
GLM 4.6GLM 4.6: —
Terminal-Bench 2.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
Inkling SmallInkling Small: —
LiveCodeBenchpass@1, % · LiveCodeBench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
Inkling SmallInkling Small: —

GLM 4.6Inkling Smallv = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

GLM 4.6$180 /month
Inkling Small$138 /month

Inkling Small saves you $42.00 a month at this usage, $504 a year.

At a glance

AttributeGLM 4.6Inkling Small
Made byZ.ai
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeStrong · 56.9Strong · 58.2
Overall rank#43 of 67#41 of 67
Input price$0.50 per 1M$0.45 per 1M
Output price$2.00 per 1M$1.20 per 1M
Context window202,752 tokens524,288 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoNo
Reads imagesNoYes
Model IDglm-4.6inkling-small

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "glm-4.6", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "inkling-small", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is GLM 4.6 or Inkling Small better?

They grade within two points of each other (56.9 and 58.2), so pick on price and the benchmarks that match your work.

Which is cheaper, GLM 4.6 or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small: $0.45 in and $1.20 out per million tokens, against $0.50 and $2.00 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Inkling Small, with 524,288 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.