Inkling-Small vs Qwen3.6 Plus
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
thinkingmachines · A · Open weights
Params
266.0 B
Context
—
30d
884 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
qwen · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.33
Output / 1M
$1.95
AA index
27
proprietary · 1M context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Open weights · also via API | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | 266.0 B | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | InklingForConditionalGeneration | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 524,288 | 1,000,000 |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Per API terms |
| Languages | — | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | 884,226 | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | 1.5 M | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | No | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-07-27 | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.45 | $0.33 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $1.20 | $1.95 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $1.65 | $2.28 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.10 | — |
| AA Intelligence Index | 25.7 | 27 |
| AA Coding Index | 52.9 | 54.5 |
| AA Agentic Index | 23.5 | — |
| Max output tokens | 262,144 | 65,536 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Inkling-Small
$1.65
Qwen3.6 Plus
$2.28
Inkling-Small is 1.4× cheaper at list price.
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Inkling-Small · fp16
625.5 GB / 24 GB