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Confidence: documented
Inkling-Small vs Qwen3 235B-A22B
Updated October 14, 2026. We do not rank this pair: at least one has no public score. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 1
- Inkling-Small only
- 27
- Qwen3 235B-A22B only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Supported: Inkling-SmallHow the comparison works
Which one for your work
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Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Qwen3 235B-A22B is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Qwen3 235B-A22B is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.
Confidence: limitedChat 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-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Qwen3 235B-A22B does not fit this workload in one request. Qwen3 235B-A22B has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-ratesRepository 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
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
38.1Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B
Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8
The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
27 Inkling-Small only
1 Shared
10 Qwen3 235B-A22B only
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.
GPQAKnowledge
Normalized gap 26.6Inkling-Small:89.5%Qwen3 235B-A22B:62.9%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 35.8
- Supported · #74/124
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 38.1
- Supported · #69/149
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 55.0
- Unranked · 4 rankable rows
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 67.5
- #36/54
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 55.0
- Supported · #58/181
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- Not ranked
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 93.3
- #9/128
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling-Small
- 69.8
- #5/12
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 4 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3 235B-A22B | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 35.8Supported · #74/124 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 38.1Supported · #69/149 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 55.0Unranked · 4 rankable rows | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 67.5#36/54 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 55.0Supported · #58/181 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 4 public rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 93.3#9/128 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 69.8#5/12 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 4 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
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
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Qwen3 235B-A22B has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling-Small
- $0.03332
- Fits in one request
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- API rate not published
- Fits in one request
Qwen3 235B-A22B 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
- Qwen3 235B-A22B
- API rate not published
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Qwen3 235B-A22B does not fit this workload in one request. Qwen3 235B-A22B has no comparable published API token rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationInkling-SmallQwen3 235B-A22B
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling-Small
1M
Qwen3 235B-A22B
128K
API model ID
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Qwen3 235B-A22B
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
Qwen3 235B-A22B
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling-Small
Not sourced
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling-Small
Hybrid
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Non-Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Open Weight
License
Inkling-Small
Open Weight
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling-Small
2026-07-30
Qwen3 235B-A22B
2025-04-29
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.
Questions
Which is better, Inkling-Small or Qwen3 235B-A22B?
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 Qwen3 235B-A22B?
Qwen3 235B-A22B is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling-Small or Qwen3 235B-A22B?
Qwen3 235B-A22B is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.
Which costs less, Inkling-Small or Qwen3 235B-A22B?
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 Qwen3 235B-A22B?
Inkling-Small has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 128K.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
Inkling-Small
API / mo$1,515
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Qwen3 235B-A22B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$4,555
Break-even—
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence38 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Inkling-Small77.4%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Inkling-Small79.6%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Inkling-Small54.4%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Inkling-Small55.1%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
BFCL v3
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B68.0%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling-Small80.2%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling-Small55.9%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Inkling-Small64.7%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
SciCode
Inkling-Small48.7%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.9%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Inkling-Small82.2%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench v5
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B35.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Multimodal
Knowledge
GPQA
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B62.9%SourceInkling-Small leads this result
GPQA-D
Inkling-Small89.5%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
HLE
Inkling-Small47.8%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Inkling-Small31.6%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Inkling-Small83.6%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Inkling-Small85.6%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Redux
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B89.2%SourceNot directly comparable
C-Eval
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B86.1%SourceNot directly comparable
MMMLU
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B79.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Multilingual
INCLUDE
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B75.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
Math
AIME26
Inkling-Small95.5%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
HMMT Feb 2026
Inkling-Small90.2%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)
Inkling-Small46.316%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)
Inkling-Small17.073%SourceQwen3 235B-A22B—Not directly comparable
MATH-500
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B91.2%SourceNot directly comparable
AIME 2024
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B40.1%SourceNot directly comparable
AIME 2025
Inkling-Small—Qwen3 235B-A22B24.7%SourceNot directly comparable
38 public results · 1 shared
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Last updated October 14, 2026