Inkling vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct takes 3 of 5 rounds against Inkling. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.09 per million tokens against $6.90.
Thinking MachinesInkling
$6.90/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at DeepInfra · $0.813 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
Alibaba Cloudwins 3 roundsQwen2.5 72B Instruct
$1.09/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Requesty · $0.162 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$1.87/M
$1.40/M
List price out (lower wins)
$4.68/M
$5.60/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$6.90/M at DeepInfra
$1.09/M at Requesty
Standard price (lower wins)
$10.29/M
$9.80/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.813
$0.162
Context
1M tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
no
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
17 Jul 2026
1 Sept 2024
Providers selling it
23
15
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 5
DeepInfra$6.90 / $1.48
Eden AI$7.05 / $1.48
TrustedRouter$7.28 / $1.56
Requesty$10.29 / $1.09
Together AI$7.05 / $4.80
Inkling then Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, 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
Nous Portal$0.76 / $3.24 $0.95 / $4.0525% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Inkling or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?
- Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, at $1.09 per million tokens against $6.90 for Inkling, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Inkling: $6.90 at DeepInfra. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: $1.09 at Requesty.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, TrustedRouter, Requesty, Together AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.
- Which holds more context?
- Inkling, 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.