Qwen3 Coder Next Base vs Inkling

At a Glance

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InklingThinking Machines Lab
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort#34 of 4645.4 score · 3/3 sources · complete
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimateUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort#18 of 44$0.090 per LiveBench case
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort#28 of 3848.1 score · 3/3 sources · complete
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.95Deepinfra · Sep 23, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$4.05Deepinfra · Sep 23, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens262K1,049K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Sep 3, 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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No Protocol-Matched Benchmark Yet.Results appear here only when both models share the same benchmark version, metric, evaluation protocol, and evidence class.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldQwen3-Coder-Next-BaseInkling
DeveloperQwenThinking Machines Lab
FamilyQwen3 Coder Next BaseInkling
ModelQwen3-Coder-Next-BaseInkling
VersionQwen3-Coder-Next-BaseInkling
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2026-07-15
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video, Audio
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window262K1,049K
Total parameters79.7B975B
Active parameters3B41B
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableUnknownYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessUnknownDeepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, toolsagents, chat, coding, generation, reasoning, tools, vision

Qwen3 Coder Next Base Capabilities

chatgenerationtools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next-Base

Inkling Capabilities

agentschatcodinggenerationreasoningtoolsvision
Serving providers4
Canonical IDthinkingmachines/Inkling

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Qwen3 Coder Next Base vs Inkling FAQs

Is Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling better for coding?+

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

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

Only Inkling has a directly sourced input price: $0.95 per million tokens. Only Inkling has a directly sourced output price: $4.05 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

Inkling has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3 Coder Next Base supports 262K and Inkling supports 1,049K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3 Coder Next Base is open weight; Inkling is open weight.

Can Qwen3 Coder Next Base and Inkling understand images?+

Qwen3 Coder Next Base is not documented with image input; Inkling is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3 Coder Next Base is — and Inkling is —.

Do Qwen3 Coder Next Base and Inkling support reasoning and tool use?+

Qwen3 Coder Next Base: tool calling. Inkling: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

Qwen3 Coder Next Base has 0 sourced provider routes; Inkling has 4, so Inkling has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Qwen3 Coder Next Base or Inkling?+

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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