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Inkling vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

No sourced benchmark result is currently shared by both models. This page therefore compares only the available metadata, pricing, and runtime rows; it does not name a quality winner.
Thinking Machines Lab
67.54/100
Margin
9.5pts
← winning
1 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Inkling #20 (Supported); Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) #66 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Inkling and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) share 0 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 32 results are unique to Inkling; 2 to Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning).

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
0
Inkling only
32
Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) only
2
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Inkling if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Inkling is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 67.54 to 58.01. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Inkling's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 97.1 against 6.4.

Inkling is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning). That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is the reasoning model in the pair, while Inkling is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Inkling gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning).

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)$0 input / $0 outputQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondInklingNot availableQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenInklingNot availableQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensInkling1MQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)128KInkling lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)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 1257Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 32.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 36.9%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1239Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 836Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 23.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)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%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
AA-LCRSource 63.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 5.4%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)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%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.2%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 29.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 40.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 63.1%Not comparable
MathInkling wins
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 8.481%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 0.000%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkInklingQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Inkling or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Inkling is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.54 to 58.01.

Which is better for math, Inkling or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Inkling has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 6.4. Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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