Inkling vs Qwen3.8 27B
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Inkling and Qwen3.8 27B, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersInkling wins on context window. Qwen3.8 27B wins on price, on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence.
Price
Qwen3.8 27B
Terminal-Bench
Qwen3.8 27B
Intelligence
Qwen3.8 27B
Context window
Inkling
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersInkling wins
- Larger context window (1M vs 262K)
Qwen3.8 27B wins
- Cheaper input ($0.95 vs $0.04 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($4.05 vs $1.49 /1M)
- More serving providers (6 vs 7)
Cheaper overall
Qwen3.8 27B
$0.04 + $1.49 /1M
Larger context
Inkling
1M
More providers
Qwen3.8 27B
7 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
| Inkling | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.95via DeepInfra | $0.04OpenRouter routed quote best |
| Output $/1M | $4.05via Baseten | $1.49via Cerebras best |
| Context window | 1M best | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 33K |
| Serving providers | 6 | 7 best |
| Date | Released Jul 16, 2026 | Released Aug 14, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Inkling | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 25.0 | 33.7 best |
| Terminal-Bench | 55% | 80% best |
| GPQA Diamond | 87% | 91% best |
| Output speed | 186 t/s best | 45 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.91s best | 3.83s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Inkling
via DeepInfra
$8.80
Qwen3.8 27B
via OpenRouter
$2.50
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Inkling | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Inkling or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper for input ($0.95 vs $0.04 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper for output ($4.05 vs $1.49 per 1M tokens) from Cerebras.
What is the context window difference between Inkling and Qwen3.8 27B?
Inkling has a 1M-token context window and Qwen3.8 27B has 262K tokens, so Inkling can take a larger prompt.
How do Inkling and Qwen3.8 27B compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Qwen3.8 27B leads on Terminal-Bench, and Qwen3.8 27B leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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