# Inkling 2 Small vs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview (slim)

> Inkling 2 Small scores 58.8 (C) to SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling 2 Small scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling 2 Small: C 58.8, rank #102 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-2-small.min.md
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview: D 46.8, rank #156 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sensenova-loop-9b-preview.min.md
- Inkling 2 Small, good for Teams with 512 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want Thinking Machines' newest open multimodal agent model and can run a runtime's pre-release image. Ahead on Risk, 65 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 44.
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview, good for Researchers who want to study or fine-tune a looped transformer, more than agents that need a model to call today

| Category | Inkling 2 Small | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling 2 Small | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | SenseTime (SenseNova) |
| Last release | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Inkling 2 Small +25: Inkling 2 Small 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (7,756 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling 2 Small +23: Inkling 2 Small 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 44 (Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameter counts, the training context and the languages (in the metadata) are on the card.)
- Risk, Inkling 2 Small +15: Inkling 2 Small 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 50 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)