Agentic
Not comparable- Inkling
- 69.4
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Inkling vs Quasar 438B
Updated September 2, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead.
0 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.
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Quasar 438B
Quasar 438B has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Quasar 438B
Quasar 438B has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Quasar 438B has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Confidence: rate-fallback
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Quasar 438B
Quasar 438B has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
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
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
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 only
2 Quasar 438B only
- Shared results
- 0
- Inkling only
- 15
- Quasar 438B only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
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
Not comparable- Inkling
- 68.6
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling
- 51.6
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling
- 97.1
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Inkling
- 76.5
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling
- 79.8
- Quasar 438B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling | Quasar 438B | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 69.4 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 68.6 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 51.6 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 97.1 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 76.5 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 79.8 | Not measured | Not comparable1 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.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
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
- $0.00421
- Fits in one request
- Quasar 438B
- $0.0015
- Fits in one request
Quasar 438B has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.10754
- Fits in one request
- Quasar 438B
- $0.0354
- Fits in one request
Quasar 438B has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.159
- Fits in one request
- Quasar 438B
- $0.15
- Fits in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Quasar 438B has the lower modeled cost
Quasar 438B has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationInklingQuasar 438B
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling
1M
Quasar 438B
API model ID
Inkling
Not sourced
Quasar 438B
quasar-438b
CompactifAI Quasar 438B documentationCached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Inkling
$0.374 per 1M cached input tokens
Quasar 438B
Not published
CompactifAI API pricingDocumented inputs
Inkling
Not sourced
Quasar 438B
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling
Not sourced
Quasar 438B
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling
Not sourced
Quasar 438B
Generally Available · CompactifAI API
CompactifAI Quasar 438B documentationReasoning profile
Inkling
Hybrid
Quasar 438B
Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling
Open Weight
Quasar 438B
Proprietary
License
Inkling
Open Weight
Quasar 438B
Proprietary
Release date
Inkling
2026-07-15
Quasar 438B
2026-09-02
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
- The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict.
- Workload cost
- Repository review: $0.10754 vs $0.0354. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.159 vs $0.15.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 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.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling or Quasar 438B?
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Inkling or Quasar 438B?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling or Quasar 438B?
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 or Quasar 438B?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00421 on Inkling and $0.0015 on Quasar 438B; repository review costs $0.10754 and $0.0354; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.159 and $0.15. Quasar 438B has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Which has the larger context window, Inkling or Quasar 438B?
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
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Last updated September 2, 2026
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