# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Inkling-Small (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to Apertus v1.5 8B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) on agent readiness against Apertus v1.5 8B's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Apertus v1.5 8B leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #35 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- Inkling-Small: B 66.5, rank #14 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- Apertus v1.5 8B, good for Agents that want a fully open, multilingual 8B with image and audio input on one 24 GB GPU, and can run a publisher fork of vLLM. Ahead on Risk, 75 against 70.
- Inkling-Small, good for Teams with 256 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want an open multimodal agent model with audio input and adjustable thinking. Ahead on Reach, 55 against 40. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.8 out of 5.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-07-31 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |