Model comparison
Inkling vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 29× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 6 categories and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling leads 55.1 to 38.2.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.87 / $4.68 for Inkling.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 66K.
Side by side
| Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 40.6 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2025-12-15 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 66K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1378 |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1413 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling: 29.6 (#85), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 1348 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| CritPt | 5.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| DTBench | 87.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.54 | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1371 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
Knowledge Inkling leads
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1355 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.6% |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1348 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | 1268 |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1303 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | 1376 |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1304 |
Long Context Inkling leads
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1300 |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1348 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 1269 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1319 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 29× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Inkling or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Inkling lists at $1.87 and $4.68.
Is Inkling or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B does, with 262K tokens against 66K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18.