Model comparison
Inkling vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B
Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Inkling #17; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B unranked
BenchAlign evidence: Inkling not scored; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Inkling and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 19 results are unique to Inkling; 3 to Nemotron 3 Nano 30B.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 13
- Inkling only
- 19
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B only
- 3
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Inkling and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Inkling is priced at $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B. Inkling has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 32K for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Inkling | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Inkling69.4 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
| Coding | Inkling68.6 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
| Knowledge | Inkling51.7 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
| Math | Inkling97.1 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Inkling76.5 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Inkling79.8 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Inkling$1.87 input / $4.68 output | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | InklingNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B152 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | InklingNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B1.90 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Inkling1M | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B32K | Inkling lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 63.8% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 77.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 74.1% | — | Not comparable |
| Design Arena Agentic Web DevSource | 1258 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 32.3% | 2.0% | Inkling leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 36.9% | 0.0% | Inkling leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 1239 | 484 | Inkling leads |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 836 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 23.7% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 40.9% | Not comparable |
Coding6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 77.6% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 54.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 63.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 52.1% | 14.4% | Inkling leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 46.1% | 29.6% | Inkling leads |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | — | 13.6% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87.9% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 87.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 46% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 30% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 40.7% | 14.2% | Inkling leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 87.2% | 75.7% | Inkling leads |
| AA-HLESource | 29.7% | 10.2% | Inkling leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 2.1% | -51.6% | Inkling leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 40.0% | 17.1% | Inkling leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 63.1% | 82.9% | Inkling leads |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 97.1% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Inkling and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Inkling and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B today?
Inkling: $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens Nemotron 3 Nano 30B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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