# Inkling-Small vs Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B'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 Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B 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
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B: C 61, rank #49 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swift-1-5-qwen3-8-27b.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 Risk, 70 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 43. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.3 out of 5.
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B, good for Agents on a 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want Qwen3.8-27B's skills with shorter thinking, for teams under US$1M revenue or research. Ahead on Reach, 80 against 55.

| Category | Inkling-Small | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 43 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | UkisAI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Swift Open License v1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence) on UkisAI's changes, free for commercial use below US$1M gross annual revenue with a separate Swift Enterprise License above it. Built on Qwen3.8-27B, whose Apache 2.0 still governs the base |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |