Model comparison
Inkling vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 10 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Inkling #17; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B #31
BenchAlign evidence: Inkling not scored; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Inkling and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B share 10 comparable benchmark results. 5 of 8 categories are comparable. 6 results are unique to Inkling; 48 to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 10
- Inkling only
- 6
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B only
- 48
- Comparable categories
- 5 / 8
Pick Inkling if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 10 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 5 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 provisional aggregate, 69 to 59. 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 agentic, where it averages 69.4 against 51.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 46% to 21.4%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B does hit back in coding, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 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 262K for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
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 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Inkling69.4 | Margin← 17.9 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B51.5 |
| Math | Inkling97.1 | Margin← 8.9 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B88.2 |
| Coding | Inkling68.6 | Margin→ 5.2 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B73.8 |
| Multimodal | Inkling76.5 | Margin← 0.2 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B76.3 |
| Knowledge | Inkling51.7 | Margin→ 0.1 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B51.8 |
| Inst. Following | Inkling79.8 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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HLE
KnowledgeA 46%B 21.4%Winner: InklingΔ 24.6HLE: Inkling scored 46%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 21.4%. Inkling wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 63.8%B 51.5%Winner: InklingΔ 12.3Terminal-Bench 2.0: Inkling scored 63.8%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 51.5%. Inkling wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Pro
CodingA 54.3%B 49.5%Winner: InklingΔ 4.8SWE-bench Pro: Inkling scored 54.3%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 49.5%. Inkling wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
AIME26
MathA 97.1%B 92.7%Winner: InklingΔ 4.4AIME26: Inkling scored 97.1%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 92.7%. Inkling wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Verified
CodingA 77.6%B 73.4%Winner: InklingΔ 4.2SWE-bench Verified: Inkling scored 77.6%; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 73.4%. Inkling wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Inkling | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Inkling$1.87 input / $4.68 output | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | InklingNot available | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | InklingNot available | Qwen3.6-35B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Inkling1M | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B262K | Inkling lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticInkling wins17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 63.8% | 51.5% | Inkling leads |
| BrowseCompSource | 77.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 74.1% | 62.8% | Inkling leads |
| Design Arena Agentic Web DevSource | 1258 | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 68.7% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 52.6% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1397 | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 67.2% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 35.6% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 25.9% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 26.9% | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | — | 60.1% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 21.4% | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 95.3% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 27.4% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1049 | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 42.65% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6-35B-A3B wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 77.6% | 73.4% | Inkling leads |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 54.3% | 49.5% | Inkling leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 63.8% | 51.5% | Inkling leads |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 67.2% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 80.4% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 29.4% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 41.9% | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | — | 34.8% | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | — | 35.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.6-35B-A3B wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87.9% | 86% | Inkling leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 87.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 46% | 21.4% | Inkling leads |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 30% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 85.2% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 64.7% | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | — | 90% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 31.6% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 84.1% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 20.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -21.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 18.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 49.7% | Not comparable |
MathInkling wins5 benchmarks
MultimodalInkling wins16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU-ProSource | 73.5% | 75.3% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B leads |
| CharXivSource | 82% | 78% | Inkling leads |
| CharXiv w/o toolsSource | 78.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMUSource | — | 81.7% | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | — | 85.3% | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | — | 89.9% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 58.9% | Not comparable |
| CC-OCRSource | — | 81.9% | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | — | 92.7% | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | — | 92.0% | Not comparable |
| ODINW13Source | — | 50.8% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 86.6% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | — | 82.5% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 83.7% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 86.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 75.0% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (6)
Which is better, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Inkling is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 69 to 59. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 46% and 21.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 51.8 versus 51.7. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 73.8 versus 68.6. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Inkling has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 88.2. Inside this category, AIME26 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Inkling has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.4 versus 51.5. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Inkling or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Inkling has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.5 versus 76.3. Inside this category, CharXiv is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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