Inkling Small vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.
model vs model · prices as of
Inkling Small takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking counters on price: $0.58 per million tokens against $2.22, for 131k context instead of 1M.
Thinking Machineswins 3 roundsInkling Small
$2.22/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.266 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
Alibaba CloudQwen3 VL 8B Thinking
$0.58/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.057 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.45/M
$0.18/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$2.10/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2.22/M at TrustedRouter
$0.58/M at TrustedRouter
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.55/M
$2.64/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.266
$0.057
Context
1M tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
no
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
30 Jul 2026
14 Oct 2025
Providers selling it
14
7
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 5
TrustedRouter$2.22 / $0.58
Eden AI$2.55 / $1.72
Kilo Gateway$2.55 / $2.64
Nous Portal$2.55 / $2.64
OpenRouter$2.55 / $2.64
Inkling Small then Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Inkling SmallNous Portal$0.36 / $0.96 $0.45 / $1.2025% dearer ·
- Qwen3 VL 8B ThinkingNous Portal$0.14 / $1.68 $0.18 / $2.1025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Inkling Small or Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?
- Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking, at $0.58 per million tokens against $2.22 for Inkling Small, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Inkling Small: $2.22 at TrustedRouter. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking: $0.58 at TrustedRouter.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- Inkling Small, at 1M tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.