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Qwen-Plus vs Inkling Small

Qwen-Plus costs 1.5x less per output token than Inkling Small ($0.78 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 25 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Qwen-Plus Replace Inkling Small
Qwen-PlusQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.78
0
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
25.7
Output $/M
$1.20
25
vs boards won of 25 shared

Qwen-Plus or Inkling Small: which to pick

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen-Plus has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Qwen-Plus for output tokens 1.5x cheaper ($0.78 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 524K tokens).

Model AQwen-PlusQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
25
Qwen-Plus only
3
Inkling Small only
59
Like-for-like categories
5 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Qwen-Plus not benchmarked, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 37.5 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
OTIS Mock AIME: Qwen-Plus 17.8% against Inkling Small 90.0%, 72.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Qwen-Plus $0.78 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.5x apart.
Context window
Qwen-Plus takes 1M tokens, Inkling Small 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryQwen-PlusBarsInkling SmallTies
Coding02
Reasoning04
Math03
Knowledge04
General012
All shared boards025
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
Coding benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1409Only Inkling Small measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured52.9Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured13.7%Only Inkling Small measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.5%Only Inkling Small measured
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured9.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured55.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SciCodeNot measured49.7%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: coding13281450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT13431447Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1399Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1398Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
Intelligence benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured25.7Only Inkling Small measured
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured150.3Only Inkling Small measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured23.5Only Inkling Small measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured41.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Inkling Small measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured25.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured2.9%Only Inkling Small measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.8%Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Reasoning benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured89.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured33.3%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)48.1%88.5%Inkling Small
ARC-AGINot measured84.0%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured40.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13171423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert13281441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13331429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Math benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
OTIS Mock AIME17.8%90.0%Inkling Small
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured46.3%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured17.1%Only Inkling Small measured
ProofBenchNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
MATH level 565.3%Not measuredOnly Qwen-Plus measured
LMArena Text: math13261459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work13321441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.0%Only Inkling Small measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured69.6%Only Inkling Small measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.5%Only Inkling Small measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured37.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science13521428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13501413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: legal and government13491415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance13031413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index012
General benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
Vals IndexNot measured27.6%Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured59.4%Only Inkling Small measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured32.7%Only Inkling Small measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured84.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured75.7%Only Inkling Small measured
DTBench81.1%Not measuredOnly Qwen-Plus measured
LMCA24.0%Not measuredOnly Qwen-Plus measured
LMArena Text13261413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following13031399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing12921334Inkling Small
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English13391421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English13101401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese13471464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1408Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: Japanese12511401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1367Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1435Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1422Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: Russian13231394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1428Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn13361416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries13241402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language12961357Inkling Small
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12701352Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1292Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1207Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1205Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen-PlusInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Qwen-Plus$0.0006Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Qwen-Plus costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen-Plus$0.015Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Qwen-Plus costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen-Plus$0.060Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Qwen-Plus costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Qwen-Plus and Inkling Small
SpecificationQwen-PlusThinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerQwenThinking Machines
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2025July 30, 2026
Context window1M524K
Input $/Mtok$0.26$0.45
Output $/Mtok$0.78$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it04
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen-Plus better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen-Plus has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen-Plus for output tokens 1.5x cheaper ($0.78 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 524K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Qwen-Plus or Inkling Small?

Qwen-Plus costs $0.26 per million input tokens and $0.78 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling Small only.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen-Plus or Inkling Small?

Qwen-Plus, with 1M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the Qwen-Plus vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

25 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Qwen-Plus's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Inkling Small's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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