# Arete-27B vs Inkling (slim)

> Inkling scores 64.7 (B) to Arete-27B's 55.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- Inkling: B 64.7, rank #19 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling.min.md
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine
- Inkling, good for Agents calling a hosted open multimodal model with audio input, or teams with a multi-GPU datacentre node who want to run it themselves. Ahead on Risk, 70 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 87 against 63.

| Category | Arete-27B | Inkling |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 87 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | Inkling |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-07-23 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Inkling +25: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Inkling 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling +24: Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.); Inkling 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.)
- Risk, Inkling +15: Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.); Inkling 70 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.)