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Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads Qwen3.5-35B-A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 25.7 to 19.3, at about the same output price ($1.20 vs $1.30 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 38 benchmarks have a result for both.

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Qwen3.5-35B-A3BQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
53.5
Output $/M
$1.30
3
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
43.6
Output $/M
$1.20
35
vs boards won of 38 shared

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Inkling Small: which to pick

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for work measured by LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare or LMArena Text: creative writing, where it leads.

Model AQwen3.5-35B-A3BQwenNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
38
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
7
Inkling Small only
46
Like-for-like categories
6 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
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B not benchmarked, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 15.5 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena WebDev: React: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 1238 against Inkling Small 1399, 26.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $1.30 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
Context window
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B takes 262K 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
CategoryQwen3.5-35B-A3BBarsInkling SmallTies
Coding05
Intelligence02
Reasoning06
Math03
Knowledge13
General216
All shared boards335
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index05
Coding benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling SmallLeader
LMArena WebDev12541409Inkling Small
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
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)26.5%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
ALE-Bench221.8Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMArena Text: coding14101450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT14151447Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: React12381399Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: HTML13011398Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index19.325.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities Index142.5150.3Inkling Small
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling 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
τ²-Bench Telecom89.2%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
Vending-Bench 2$463Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Reasoning benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)84.5%89.5%Inkling Small
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)21.0%33.3%Inkling Small
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)83.5%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 prompts14001423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert14081441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14111429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Math benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling SmallLeader
OTIS Mock AIME70.0%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
LMArena Text: math14041459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work14101441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
Knowledge benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling 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: science14131428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14211413Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMArena Text: legal and government13991415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance13941413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index216
General benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling 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
IFBench72.5%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)72.0%75.7%Inkling Small
DTBench80.0%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMCA29.5%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMArena Text13951413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following13791399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing13471334Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English14071421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English13781401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese14571464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German13671408Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Japanese13261401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Korean13551367Inkling Small
LMArena Text: French14121435Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Spanish13901422Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Russian13761394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Polish13851428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: multi-turn13901416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries13891402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language13651357Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13471352Inkling 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 14 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
BenchmarkQwen3.5-35B-A3BInkling 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

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.0008Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.012Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.045Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 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 Qwen3.5-35B-A3B and Inkling Small
SpecificationQwen3.5-35B-A3BThinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerQwenThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2026July 30, 2026
Context window262K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.1625$0.45
Output $/Mtok$1.30$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it14
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen3.5-35B-A3B better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for work measured by LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare or LMArena Text: creative writing, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Inkling Small?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs $0.1625 per million input tokens and $1.30 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, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small, with 524K tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Qwen3.5-35B-A3B vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Qwen3.5-35B-A3B's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark 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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