AI model comparison
Inkling Small vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Thinking Machines
Inkling Small
Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.45
- Output / 1M
- $1.20
- Context
- 524K
Qwen
Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7-Plus is a cost-effective model in Alibaba's Qwen3.7 series.
- Input / 1M
- $0.32
- Output / 1M
- $1.28
- Context
- 1M
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Qwen3.7 Plus
1.2x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Inkling Small
25.7 vs 25.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Qwen3.7 Plus
1M vs 524K tokens
Newer release
Inkling Small
Released July 30, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Qwen3.7 Plus25.2Coding index
Qwen3.7 Plus55.9Agentic index
Qwen3.7 Plus17.5Pricing
Inkling Small vs Qwen3.7 Plus API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.45 | $0.32 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.20 | $1.28 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.06 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | $0.40 |
| Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts | Same rate at any length | $0.96 in / $3.84 out above 256K |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Qwen3.7 Plus$1.28Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Qwen3.7 Plus$14.72$7.04 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Qwen3.7 Plus$50.56$12.16 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 524K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input types | Audio, Image, Text | Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Max, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | High | Not available |
| Release date | July 30, 2026 | June 3, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Qwen3.7 Plus is 1.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Inkling Small scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (25.7 vs 25.2). Qwen3.7 Plus has the larger context window (1M vs 524K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling Small or Qwen3.7 Plus cheaper?
Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens, while Inkling Small costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Inkling Small or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus supports up to 1M tokens of context, compared with 524K for Inkling Small.
Is Inkling Small smarter than Qwen3.7 Plus?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Inkling Small scores 25.7 and Qwen3.7 Plus scores 25.2, putting Inkling Small ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Inkling Small and Qwen3.7 Plus at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Inkling Small and Qwen3.7 Plus answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Inkling Small and Qwen3.7 Plus at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.