# Inkling-Small vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B's 64.2 (B) 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B's 64.2 (B), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B leads on reach, risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling-Small: B 66.5, rank #14 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.2, rank #21 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.min.md
- 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 Capability, 63 against 34; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 70. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 55; Risk, 75 against 70; Agent interface, 90 against 85.

| Category | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 63 | 34 |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-11 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |