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Like-for-like- Inkling-Small
- 82.2
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- 74.2
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Inkling-Small leads
Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Updated July 30, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
5 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
15 Inkling-Small only
5 Shared
11 Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- Shared results
- 5
- Inkling-Small only
- 15
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
3 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Coding
Directional only- Inkling-Small
- 62.4
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- 32.0
- Weighted basis
- 3 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Knowledge
Directional only- Inkling-Small
- 53.4
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- 76.3
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Multimodal
Directional only- Inkling-Small
- 76.6
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- 76.3
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 70.1
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 40.1
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 92.9
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction following | 82.2 | 74.2 | Like-for-like1 vs 1 rows | Inkling-Small leads |
| Coding | 62.4 | 32.0 | Directional only3 vs 1 rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 53.4 | 76.3 | Directional only2 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Multimodal | 76.6 | 76.3 | Directional only2 vs 1 rows | Directional only |
| Agentic | 70.1 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 40.1 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 92.9 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
GPQA
Knowledge
Inkling-Small: 89.5%Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: 72.2%Normalized gap 17.3Inkling-Small source Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B sourceSciCode
Coding
Inkling-Small: 48.7%Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: 32%Normalized gap 16.7Inkling-Small source Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B sourceIFBench
Instruction following
Inkling-Small: 82.2%Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: 74.2%Normalized gap 8.0Inkling-Small source Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B sourceCharXiv
Multimodal
Inkling-Small: 81.3%Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: 76.3%Normalized gap 5.0Inkling-Small source Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B source
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0013
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.0492
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationInkling-SmallNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling-Small
1M
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
256K
API model ID
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Inkling-Small
$0.116 per 1M cached input tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Open Weight
License
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
2026-04-28
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Inkling-Small has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence31 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Inkling-Small79.6%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Inkling-Small54.4%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
OSWorld
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B47.4%SourceNot directly comparable
τ²-bench results
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B45.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling-Small80.2%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling-Small55.9%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
SciCode
Inkling-Small48.7%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
LiveCodeBench v5
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B63.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
GPQA
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B72.2%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
GPQA-D
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B72.2%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
HLE
Inkling-Small47.8%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Inkling-Small31.6%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B77.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
Multimodal
MMMU-Pro
Inkling-Small74%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
CharXiv
Inkling-Small81.3%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
CharXiv w/o tools
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B—Not directly comparable
MMMU
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B70.8%SourceNot directly comparable
MMLongBench-Doc
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B57.5%SourceNot directly comparable
ScreenSpot Pro
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B57.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Video-MME (w/o subtitle)
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B72.2%SourceNot directly comparable
AI2D_TEST
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B88.5%SourceNot directly comparable
RefCOCO (avg)
Inkling-Small—Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B90.5%SourceNot directly comparable
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.
Which costs less, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Inkling-Small or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 256K.
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