Inkling Small vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Inkling Small vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Thinking MachinesInkling SmallOff the frontier
Intelligence
25.70
Total cost
$241
AlibabaQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.60
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricInkling SmallQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)25.77.6−70.4% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 70.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$240.85Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.95s17.22s+33.0% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 33.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $1.20$0.14 / $0.55
Input modalitiesText, Image, SpeechText
Open this matchup in the interactive pickerInkling Small: what beats itQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning): what beats it
Matchup

Compare something else

Agents: Accept: text/markdown or ?format=md returns this page as Markdown. JSON: /api/v1/compare/inkling-small/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-reasoning · Markdown: /api/v1/compare/inkling-small/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-reasoning?format=md · llms.txt · agent skill