Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 30.8.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 524K | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1487 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1409 | — |
| SciCode | 48.7% | — |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1423 | 1483 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| CritPt | 8.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.15 | — |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1459 | 1474 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
| ProofBench | 6% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1402 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1405 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1428 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1414 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Inkling-Small or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.6 vs 44.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.