Model comparison
Inkling vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 8.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling leads 40.4 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 47% for Inkling and 32.3% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1.87 / $4.68 for Inkling.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 66K.
Side by side
| Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 66K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Inkling: 34.5 (#234), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 47% | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | 34.4% |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1413 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling: 29.6 (#85), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.4 (#56), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 5.4% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | — |
| DTBench | 87.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.54 | — |
Math Not comparable
Inkling: 31.3 (#225), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1479 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Inkling: 55.1 (#49), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Inkling: 54.0 (#52), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | — |
| LMArena French | 1458 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Inkling: 75.1 (#71), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Inkling: 43.8 (#86), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Inkling: 65.2 (#51), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 8.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Inkling or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Inkling lists at $1.87 and $4.68.
Is Inkling or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 66K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.