Beam 1.0 501B A23B vs Inkling Small
Beam 1.0 501B A23B and Inkling Small match in llmrun Score, with values of 119.5 versus 119.6; neither fits 24 GB.
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Model A · reflection
Beam 1.0 501B A23B501.3B · 23.4B active · 1M context · Apache 2.0 · Oct 2026
Model B · Thinking Machines
Inkling Small266.0B · 1.7B active · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2026
Choose Beam 1.0 501B A23B if you want…
Also does reasoning, code, function-calling
Inkling Small doesn't list it
Choose Inkling Small if you want…
Lighter on memory
160.2 vs 301.4 GB at Q4_K_M
Also does vision
Beam 1.0 501B A23B doesn't list it
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
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 76.3 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 141.1 GB
Inkling Small
Q2_K · ~97 tok/s
116.2 GB · up to 32Kfits
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Inkling Small
Agents
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Inkling Small
no data
Math
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
no data
Inkling Small
Science
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
no data
Inkling Small
Reasoning
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Inkling Small
Beam 1.0 501B A23B · #17 of 106 open models · #14 of 102 that fit ≤512 GB
Inkling Small · #16 of 106 open models · #6 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB
Benchmarks
3 shared boards: Beam 1.0 501B A23B leads 1, Inkling Small leads 2 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
23.5%#11/22 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
Inkling Small
40.1%#9/22 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
74.0%#12/22 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
Inkling Small
84.0%#9/22 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2026
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
18.0%#16/31 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Oct 2026
Inkling Small
6.0%#24/31 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026
18 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
1435.7#23/188 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Inkling Small
1405.5#47/188 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
1436.0#25/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Inkling Small
1409.1#29/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Only Beam 1.0 501B A23B (8)
Only Inkling Small (8)
- GPQA Diamond88.5%
- AIME 2024/202590.0%
- FrontierMath46.3%
- SciCode49.6%
- SimpleQA19.1%
- FrontierMath Tier 417.1%
- CritPt8.3%
- Mystery Game Puzzles6.0%
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
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
214 GB190.7 GB file
32K 219 GB · 128K 237 GB
Inkling Small
114 GB~113.0 GB file
32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB
Q3_K_S
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
220 GB225.9 GB file
32K 225 GB · 128K 243 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
Q3_K_M
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
245 GB236.6 GB file
32K 250 GB · 128K 268 GB
Inkling Small
130 GB119.4 GB file
32K 136 GB · 128K 153 GB
Q4_0
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
251 GB284.2 GB file
32K 257 GB · 128K 274 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
Q4_K_M
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
301 GB314.5 GB file
32K 307 GB · 128K 324 GB
Inkling Small
160 GB162.5 GB file
32K 166 GB · 128K 182 GB
Q5_K_M
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
358 GB380.8 GB file
32K 363 GB · 128K 381 GB
Inkling Small
190 GB196.1 GB file
32K 195 GB · 128K 212 GB
Q6_K
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
414 GB441.8 GB file
32K 420 GB · 128K 437 GB
Inkling Small
220 GB218.9 GB file
32K 225 GB · 128K 242 GB
Q8_0
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
502 GB532.8 GB file
32K 507 GB · 128K 525 GB
Inkling Small
267 GB280.3 GB file
32K 272 GB · 128K 289 GB
15 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
139 GB145.3 GB file
32K 144 GB · 128K 161 GB
Inkling Small
73.8 GB82.3 GB file
32K 79.1 GB · 128K 96.0 GB
IQ2_XS
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
151 GB151.7 GB file
32K 156 GB · 128K 174 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
IQ2_S
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
157 GB161.3 GB file
32K 163 GB · 128K 180 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
IQ2_M
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
170 GB178.5 GB file
32K 175 GB · 128K 193 GB
Inkling Small
90.4 GB82.4 GB file
32K 95.7 GB · 128K 113 GB
IQ3_XXS
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
195 GB211.1 GB file
32K 200 GB · 128K 218 GB
Inkling Small
104 GB97.9 GB file
32K 109 GB · 128K 126 GB
IQ3_XS
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
207 GB224.5 GB file
32K 213 GB · 128K 230 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
IQ3_S
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
not listed
Inkling Small
114 GB107.5 GB file
32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB
IQ3_M
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
226 GB255.7 GB file
32K 232 GB · 128K 249 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
Q3_K_L
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
258 GB249.5 GB file
32K 263 GB · 128K 280 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
IQ4_XS
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
270 GB273.1 GB file
32K 276 GB · 128K 293 GB
Inkling Small
144 GB127.4 GB file
32K 149 GB · 128K 166 GB
IQ4_NL
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
283 GB311.9 GB file
32K 288 GB · 128K 306 GB
Inkling Small
150 GB130.1 GB file
32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB
Q4_1
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
283 GB314.1 GB file
32K 288 GB · 128K 306 GB
Inkling Small
not listed
Q4_K_S
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
283 GB293.4 GB file
32K 288 GB · 128K 306 GB
Inkling Small
150 GB152.3 GB file
32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB
Q5_K_S
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
345 GB355.1 GB file
32K 351 GB · 128K 368 GB
Inkling Small
184 GB184.2 GB file
32K 189 GB · 128K 206 GB
BF16
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
1003 GB1002.7 GB file
32K 1009 GB · 128K 1026 GB
Inkling Small
533 GB527.4 GB file
32K 538 GB · 128K 555 GB
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Beam-1.0-501B-A23B-GGUF:Q4_K_MInkling Small
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-Small-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | Beam 1.0 501B A23B | Inkling Small |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | reflection | Thinking Machines |
| Parameters | 501.3B | 266.0B |
| Active parameters | 23B per token | 1.7B per token |
| Architecture | BeamForCausalLM | InklingForConditionalGeneration |
| Context | 1M tokens | — |
| Modalities | Chat, Reasoning, Code, Function-calling | Vision, Chat |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Released | Oct 2026 | Jul 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Beam 1.0 501B A23B or Inkling Small?
Beam 1.0 501B A23B and Inkling Small match in llmrun Score, with values of 119.5 versus 119.6; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Beam 1.0 501B A23B for also does reasoning, code, function-calling; choose Inkling Small for lighter on memory and also does vision.
Which needs less VRAM, Beam 1.0 501B A23B or Inkling Small?
At Q4_K_M, Beam 1.0 501B A23B requires 301.4 GB while Inkling Small needs 160.2 GB, making Inkling Small the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Beam 1.0 501B A23B or Inkling Small on a 16 GB GPU?
Beam 1.0 501B A23B does not fit (smallest quant needs 141.1 GB); Inkling Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 76.3 GB).