Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling Small

At a Glance

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Inkling SmallThinking Machines Lab
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4#23 of 5752.2 score · 3/3 sources · complete#31 of 5735.2 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing LiveBench · full-core range 23.5–56.8
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#12 of 27$0.063 per LiveBench caseUnrankedNot in the 27-model eligible cohort
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.9#17 of 2747.3 score · 3/3 sources · completeUnrankedNot in the 27-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.20Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026$0.45Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$2.20Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026$1.20Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens262K1,049K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Sep 25, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkQwen3.8-27BInkling-Small
ARC-AGI-1verified-v1-613c385b0c93 · verified_score · leader87.50100% of row best · percent · Qwen3.8-27B (XHigh)84.0096% of row best · percent · Inkling Small (XHigh)
ARC-AGI-2verified-v2-be40992860f9 · verified_score · leader42.36100% of row best · percent · Qwen3.8-27B (XHigh)40.1495% of row best · percent · Inkling Small (XHigh)
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-10-15-a64ca3b12b6e · arena_rating · leader1,440.55100% of row best · rating · qwen3.8-27b; 95% CI [1435.47949951, 1445.61514077]; votes 23294; rank 751,412.6298% of row best · rating · Inkling Small; 95% CI [1407.97725962, 1417.26957820]; votes 32304; rank 135
LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-10-09-a64ca3b12b6e · arena_rating · leader1,271.39100% of row best · rating · qwen3.8-27b; 95% CI [1262.99100972, 1279.79432635]; votes 7013; rank 421,235.3297% of row best · rating · Inkling Small; 95% CI [1226.97211879, 1243.66134454]; votes 7472; rank 75
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above4 benchmark winsOverall lead0 benchmark wins

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldQwen3.8-27BInkling-Small
DeveloperQwenThinking Machines Lab
FamilyQwen3 8 27bInkling
ModelQwen3.8-27BInkling-Small
VersionQwen3.8-27BInkling-Small
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2026-07-30
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Audio
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window262K1,049K
Total parameters27.8B276B
Active parametersUnknown12B
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessDeepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolsagents, chat, coding, generation, reasoning, tools, vision

Qwen3.8 27B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3.8-27B

Inkling Small Capabilities

agentschatcodinggenerationreasoningtoolsvision
Serving providers2
Canonical IDthinkingmachines/Inkling-Small

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling Small FAQs

Is Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling Small, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

Qwen3.8 27B is $0.20 and Inkling Small is $0.45 per million tokens, so Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.8 27B is $2.20 and Inkling Small is $1.20 per million tokens, so Inkling Small is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

Inkling Small has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3.8 27B supports 262,144 tokens and Inkling Small supports 1,048,576 tokens.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

Qwen3.8 27B leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 4 protocol-matched benchmarks from 2 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.

Can Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3.8 27B is open weight; Inkling Small is open weight.

Can Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling Small understand images?+

Qwen3.8 27B is documented with image input; Inkling Small is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

Qwen3.8 27B has a sourced maximum output of 131,072 tokens; Inkling Small's maximum output is not reported. A larger limit cannot be determined.

Do Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling Small support reasoning and tool use?+

Qwen3.8 27B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Inkling Small: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

Qwen3.8 27B has 3 sourced provider routes; Inkling Small has 2, so Qwen3.8 27B has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling Small?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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