# Inkling vs Qwen3.8 Max

> Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 44.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-vs-qwen3-8-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 33

## Summary

- They share 33 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 73.2 to 31.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 0% for Inkling and 58% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Inkling is cheaper at $1.87 / $4.68 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Qwen3.8 Max accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 66K.
- Inkling has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 56.8 |
| Rank | 80 | 22 |
| Context | 66K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1.87 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $4.68 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Inkling: 34.5 (#234)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1413 | 1674 |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | 17.8% |
| SciCode | 47% | 53.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1502 |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Inkling: 29.6 (#85)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |

## Reasoning

- Inkling: 40.4 (#56)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 5.4% | 20% |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1451 | 1496 |
| DTBench | 87.5% | 92% |
| LMCA | 37.6% | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.54 | 156.41 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 88.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |

## Math

- Inkling: 31.3 (#225)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | 100% |
| ProofBench | 0% | 58% |
| LMArena Math | 1479 | 1499 |

## Knowledge

- Inkling: 55.1 (#49)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1507 |

## Multimodal

- Inkling: —
- Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |

## Multilingual

- Inkling: 54.0 (#52)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1538 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | 1503 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | 1492 |

## Instruction Following

- Inkling: 75.1 (#71)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1479 |

## Long Context

- Inkling: 43.8 (#86)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1489 |

## Writing & Preference

- Inkling: 65.2 (#51)
- Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)

| Benchmark | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1489 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Inkling better than Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 44.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Inkling or Qwen3.8 Max?

Inkling is cheaper. It lists at $1.87 per million input tokens and $4.68 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max lists at $2 and $6.

### Is Inkling or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?

Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.8 Max does, with 1M tokens against 66K.

### How many benchmarks do Inkling and Qwen3.8 Max share?

33 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.