Inkling vs Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Inkling and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Inkling wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window. Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b wins on price.

Price
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Terminal-Bench
Inkling
Intelligence
Inkling
Context window
Inkling

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Inkling wins

  • Larger context window (1M vs 262K)
  • More serving providers (6 vs 3)

Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.95 vs $0.50 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($4.05 vs $2.15 /1M)
  • Higher max output (33K vs 203K)
Cheaper overall
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
$0.50 + $2.15 /1M
Larger context
Inkling
1M
More providers
Inkling
6 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
InklingNvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Input $/1M$0.95via DeepInfra $0.50via DeepInfra best
Output $/1M$4.05via Baseten $2.15via Wandb best
Context window1M best262K
Max output33K 203K best
Serving providers6 best3
DateReleased Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 4, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
InklingNvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Intelligence25.0 best22.9
Terminal-Bench55% best54%
GPQA Diamond87% 87%
Output speed186 t/s best166 t/s
Latency (TTFT)1.91s 1.12s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Inkling
via DeepInfra
$8.80
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
via DeepInfra
$4.70

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureInklingNvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
Vision✓✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search——

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Inkling or Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b is cheaper for input ($0.95 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b is cheaper for output ($4.05 vs $2.15 per 1M tokens) from Wandb.
What is the context window difference between Inkling and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Inkling has a 1M-token context window and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b has 262K tokens, so Inkling can take a larger prompt.
How do Inkling and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Inkling leads on Terminal-Bench, and Inkling leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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