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Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Inkling Small

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (Qwen) and Inkling Small (Thinking Machines) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Inkling Small holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#42 vs #43); Inkling Small is 2× cheaper per output token ($1.20/1M vs $2.40/1M); and Inkling Small offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.5-122B-A10B if…

  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.29/1M against $0.45/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 3.

Choose Inkling Small if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #42 against #43 (53.9 vs 53.3 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.20/1M output tokens against $2.40/1M, about 2× cheaper.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1476 against 1459.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 41.2 against 32.8.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 55.1% against 47.6%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 33.3% against 25.2%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Inkling Small was listed 30 July 2026, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 25 February 2026.

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Inkling Small: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Inkling Small
FieldQwen3.5-122B-A10BQwenInkling SmallThinking Machines
ModelCap Index position#43#42
Index score53.353.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.29$0.45
Output price / 1M tokens$2.40$1.20
Context window262K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens82K262K
API providers listed53
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image, Audio
First listed25 February 202630 July 2026
PublisherQwenThinking Machines

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Inkling Small

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Inkling Small has a published result
BoardQwen3.5-122B-A10BInkling SmallLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14591452–146714761467–1486Inkling Small
LMArena AgentLMArena—-5.3%-7.1%–-3.5%Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—40.1%X-HighOnly one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis32.8intelligence-index41.2intelligence-indexInkling Small
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis47.6%terminal-bench-2.155.1%terminal-bench-2.1Inkling Small
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis93.6%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis25.2%humanitys-last-exam33.3%humanitys-last-examInkling Small

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Inkling Small: common questions

Is Qwen3.5-122B-A10B better than Inkling Small?

Inkling Small ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #42 against #43. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Qwen3.5-122B-A10B cheaper than Inkling Small?

Inkling Small is cheaper on output tokens: $1.20/1M against $2.40/1M. Input tokens are $0.29/1M for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and $0.45/1M for Inkling Small. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Inkling Small?

Arena coding: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 1459, Inkling Small 1476 — Inkling Small leads. AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 47.6%, Inkling Small 55.1% — Inkling Small leads.

Are Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Inkling Small open-weight models?

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: Open weights. Inkling Small: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Inkling Small?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and 3 for Inkling Small, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Inkling Small comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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