Qwen3 Reranker 8B 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 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$4.05Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens33K1,049K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 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 →

Different Model RolesThese models do not share a sourced market category. Their primary-source facts remain comparable below, while performance claims require matched evidence.

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 Reranker 8BInkling
DeveloperQwenThinking Machines Lab
FamilyQwen3 RerankerInkling
ModelQwen3 Reranker 8BInkling
VersionQwen3 Reranker 8BInkling
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2025-05-292026-07-15
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video, Audio
Output modalitiesUnknownText
Context window33K1,049K
Total parameters8B975B
Active parametersUnknown41B
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessFireworks Ai (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)
Capabilitiesmultilingual, reranking, retrievalagents, chat, coding, generation, reasoning, tools, vision

Qwen3 Reranker 8B Capabilities

multilingualrerankingretrieval
Serving providers1
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3-Reranker-8B

Inkling Capabilities

agentschatcodinggenerationreasoningtoolsvision
Serving providers4
Canonical IDthinkingmachines/Inkling

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Qwen3 Reranker 8B vs Inkling FAQs

Is Qwen3 Reranker 8B or Inkling better for coding?+

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

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Reranker 8B 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 Reranker 8B or Inkling?+

Inkling has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3 Reranker 8B supports 33K and Inkling supports 1,049K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3 Reranker 8B or Inkling?+

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

Can Qwen3 Reranker 8B or Inkling be self-hosted?+

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

Can Qwen3 Reranker 8B and Inkling understand images?+

Qwen3 Reranker 8B 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 Reranker 8B or Inkling?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3 Reranker 8B is — and Inkling is —.

Do Qwen3 Reranker 8B and Inkling support reasoning and tool use?+

Qwen3 Reranker 8B: none of these features are definitively sourced. Inkling: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3 Reranker 8B or Inkling?+

Qwen3 Reranker 8B has 1 sourced provider route; Inkling has 4, so Inkling has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Qwen3 Reranker 8B 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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