Inkling Small vs Qwen 3.7 Max
Inkling Small (Thinking Machines) and Qwen 3.7 Max (Alibaba) compared on benchmarks, pricing, context window, and use-case rankings.
- Inkling Small is cheaper on input tokens — $0.58 vs $1.48 per 1M.
- Qwen 3.7 Max has a larger context window (1M vs 524K tokens).
- Qwen 3.7 Max ranks higher for coding (78th vs 71th percentile).
| Attribute | Inkling Small | Qwen 3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Intelligence (ECI) | — | 154 |
| Coding | 71 | 78 |
| Math | — | 73 |
| Reasoning & Knowledge | 69 | 83 |
| Agentic & Tools | — | 80 |
| Specifications | ||
| Developer | Thinking Machines | Alibaba |
| Family | — | Qwen |
| Released | Jul 30, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Availability | — | — |
| Context window | 524K | 1M |
| Price — $/M input | $0.58 | $1.48 |
| Price — $/M output | $1.44 | $4.42 |
| Inputs | text, image, audio | text |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA Diamond | 90% | 92% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 32% | 38% |
| SciCode | 49% | 49% |
| AIME 2024/2025 | — | 95% |
| SimpleBench | — | 70% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 59% |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77% |
| WebDev Arena | — | 1541 |
| τ²-bench | — | 95% |
Use-case scores are 0–100 percentile composites across each area’s benchmarks, ranked against every model from the past year. Highlighted cells lead each row. Open a model for the full picture.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Inkling Small or Qwen 3.7 Max?
Inkling Small is cheaper on input tokens at $0.58 per million, versus $1.48 (representative OpenRouter pricing).
Which has a larger context window, Inkling Small or Qwen 3.7 Max?
Qwen 3.7 Max supports up to 1M tokens, compared with 524K for the other.
Which is better for coding, Inkling Small or Qwen 3.7 Max?
Across coding benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified and Terminal-Bench, Qwen 3.7 Max ranks higher — 78th vs 71th percentile among the models tracked on Model Beat.
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Benchmarks & model data from Epoch AI (CC BY); pricing & specs from OpenRouter. ECI = Epoch Capabilities Index.