Inkling vs Qwen3.8 Max
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Inkling and Qwen3.8 Max, 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 price. Qwen3.8 Max wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence.
Price
Inkling
Terminal-Bench
Qwen3.8 Max
Intelligence
Qwen3.8 Max
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersInkling wins
- Cheaper input ($0.95 vs $1.65 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($4.05 vs $4.95 /1M)
Qwen3.8 Max wins
- Higher max output (33K vs 131K)
- More serving providers (6 vs 10)
- Has web search
Cheaper overall
Inkling
$0.95 + $4.05 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
Qwen3.8 Max
10 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.
| Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.95via DeepInfra best | $1.65via DeepInfra |
| Output $/1M | $4.05via Baseten best | $4.95via DeepInfra |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 131K best |
| Serving providers | 6 | 10 best |
| Date | Released Jul 16, 2026 | Released Aug 3, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 25.0 | 40.1 best |
| Terminal-Bench | 55% | 81% best |
| GPQA Diamond | 87% | 93% best |
| Output speed | 186 t/s best | 41 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.91s best | 2.57s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Inkling
via DeepInfra
$8.80
Qwen3.8 Max
via Scx AI
$13
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Inkling | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Max?
Inkling is cheaper for input ($0.95 vs $1.65 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. Inkling is cheaper for output ($4.05 vs $4.95 per 1M tokens) from Baseten.
What is the context window difference between Inkling and Qwen3.8 Max?
Both Inkling and Qwen3.8 Max have about a 1M-token context window.
How do Inkling and Qwen3.8 Max compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Qwen3.8 Max leads on Terminal-Bench, and Qwen3.8 Max leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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