Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Inkling 2 Small
Kimi K3.1 Pro leads llmrun Score 139.8 to 134.7 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.
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Model A · Moonshot AI
Kimi K3.1 Pro2780.1B · 106B active · 1M context · Other · Nov 2026
Model B · Thinking Machines
Inkling 2 Small594B · 17B active · 1M context · Apache 2.0 · Nov 2026
Choose Kimi K3.1 Pro if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
139.8 vs 134.7, ranges overlap
Choose Inkling 2 Small if you want…
Lighter on memory
357.0 vs 1673.8 GB at Q4_K_M
More permissive license
Apache 2.0 vs Other
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 808.5 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Inkling 2 Small
Coding
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Inkling 2 Small
no data
Agents
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Inkling 2 Small
no data
Science
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Inkling 2 Small
no data
Reasoning
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Inkling 2 Small
Kimi K3.1 Pro · #1 of 107 open models · #1 of 107 that fit ≤2 TB
Inkling 2 Small · #2 of 107 open models · #1 of 103 that fit ≤512 GB
Benchmarks
2 shared boards: Kimi K3.1 Pro leads 2, Inkling 2 Small leads 0 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026
Kimi K3.1 Pro
60.8%#2/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Oct 2026
Inkling 2 Small
52.3%#10/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026
Kimi K3.1 Pro
65.5%#2/22 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Oct 2026
Inkling 2 Small
46.8%#11/22 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026
17 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1484.7#2/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
1411.8#46/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1687.2#1/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
1647.1#4/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Only Kimi K3.1 Pro (13)
- CritPt24.6%
- DTBench93.3%
- LiveBench 2026 Reasoning91.1
- LMCA57.6%
- LiveBench 2026 Browser80.0
- LiveBench 2026 Data Analysis79.1
- ALE-Bench1932.8
- LiveBench 2026 Coding81.8
- LiveBench 2026 Long-Horizon49.5
- LiveBench 2026 Design77.8
- WeirdML v39.9%
- ProofBench91.0%
- LiveBench 2026 Research77.9
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1187 GB~1181.5 GB file
32K 1269 GB · 128K 1531 GB
Inkling 2 Small
253 GB~252.4 GB file
32K 258 GB · 128K 272 GB
Q3_K_M
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1361 GB~1355.3 GB file
32K 1443 GB · 128K 1705 GB
Inkling 2 Small
290 GB~289.6 GB file
32K 295 GB · 128K 309 GB
Q4_K_M
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1674 GB~1668.1 GB file
32K 1756 GB · 128K 2018 GB
Inkling 2 Small
357 GB~356.4 GB file
32K 362 GB · 128K 376 GB
Q5_K_M
Kimi K3.1 Pro
1987 GB~1980.8 GB file
32K 2069 GB · 128K 2331 GB
Inkling 2 Small
424 GB~423.2 GB file
32K 428 GB · 128K 443 GB
Q6_K
Kimi K3.1 Pro
2299 GB~2293.6 GB file
32K 2381 GB · 128K 2643 GB
Inkling 2 Small
491 GB~490.1 GB file
32K 495 GB · 128K 510 GB
Q8_0
Kimi K3.1 Pro
2786 GB~2780.1 GB file
32K 2868 GB · 128K 3130 GB
Inkling 2 Small
595 GB~594.0 GB file
32K 599 GB · 128K 614 GB
3 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Kimi K3.1 Pro
770 GB709.9 GB file
32K 852 GB · 128K 1114 GB
Inkling 2 Small
164 GB190.6 GB file
32K 168 GB · 128K 183 GB
IQ3_XXS
Kimi K3.1 Pro
not listed
Inkling 2 Small
231 GB226.0 GB file
32K 235 GB · 128K 250 GB
BF16
Kimi K3.1 Pro
5566 GB~5560.2 GB file
32K 5648 GB · 128K 5910 GB
Inkling 2 Small
1189 GB~1188.0 GB file
32K 1193 GB · 128K 1208 GB
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/KarLexAI/Kimi-K3.1-Pro-GGUFInkling 2 Small
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-2-Small-GGUF| Spec | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Inkling 2 Small |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Moonshot AI | Thinking Machines |
| Parameters | 2780.1B | 594B |
| Active parameters | 106B per token | 17B per token |
| Architecture | KimiK31ForConditionalGeneration | Inkling2ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modalities | Vision, Chat | Vision, Chat |
| License | Other | Apache 2.0 |
| Released | Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Kimi K3.1 Pro or Inkling 2 Small?
Kimi K3.1 Pro leads llmrun Score 139.8 to 134.7 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose Kimi K3.1 Pro for higher llmrun Score; choose Inkling 2 Small for lighter on memory and more permissive license.
Which needs less VRAM, Kimi K3.1 Pro or Inkling 2 Small?
At Q4_K_M, Kimi K3.1 Pro requires 1673.8 GB while Inkling 2 Small needs 357.0 GB, making Inkling 2 Small the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Kimi K3.1 Pro or Inkling 2 Small on a 16 GB GPU?
Kimi K3.1 Pro does not fit (smallest quant needs 808.5 GB); Inkling 2 Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 166.1 GB).
Which has a longer context window, Kimi K3.1 Pro or Inkling 2 Small?
Kimi K3.1 Pro supports 1,048,576 tokens and Inkling 2 Small supports 1,048,576 tokens.