# Inkling-Small vs Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (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 Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (C), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach. 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
- Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 58, rank #68 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct.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 39; Risk, 70 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 36. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.
- Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for An agent with 24 GB or more to spare that wants a faster, stronger local reader of images, documents and video than the 8B model Ahead on Reach, 95 against 55.

| Category | Inkling-Small | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 63 | 39 |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2025-11-01 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |