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Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling

Qwen3.8 27B (Qwen) and Inkling (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3.8 27B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#16 vs #24); Qwen3.8 27B is 1.3× cheaper per output token ($3.20/1M vs $4.05/1M); and Inkling offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.8 27B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #16 against #24 (69.6 vs 64.0 points).
  • API cost matters — $3.20/1M output tokens against $4.05/1M, about 1.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.45/1M against $0.95/1M.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 52.0 against 42.3.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.8 27B was listed 14 August 2026, Inkling 17 July 2026.

Choose Inkling if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.

Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling
FieldQwen3.8 27BQwenInklingThinking Machines
ModelCap Index position#16#24
Index score69.664.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.45$0.95
Output price / 1M tokens$3.20$4.05
Context window262K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens131K262K
API providers listed33
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image, Audio
First listed14 August 202617 July 2026
PublisherQwenThinking Machines

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling has a published result
BoardQwen3.8 27BInklingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14941485–1504Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena—-6.6%-7.5%–-5.7%Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—36.5%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis52.0intelligence-index42.3intelligence-indexQwen3.8 27B

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

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Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling: common questions

Is Qwen3.8 27B better than Inkling?

Qwen3.8 27B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #16 against #24. 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 Qwen3.8 27B cheaper than Inkling?

Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper on output tokens: $3.20/1M against $4.05/1M. Input tokens are $0.45/1M for Qwen3.8 27B and $0.95/1M for Inkling. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling?

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

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.8 27B or Inkling?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling open-weight models?

Qwen3.8 27B: Open weights. Inkling: 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 Qwen3.8 27B and Inkling?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Qwen3.8 27B and 3 for Inkling, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.8 27B vs Inkling comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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