# Inkling vs Nanbeige4.2-3B (slim)

> Inkling scores 64.7 (B) to Nanbeige4.2-3B'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 scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against Nanbeige4.2-3B's 61 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Nanbeige4.2-3B leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling: B 64.7, rank #19 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling.min.md
- Nanbeige4.2-3B: C 61, rank #78 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanbeige-4-2-3b.min.md
- 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; Documentation and upkeep, 87 against 72.
- Nanbeige4.2-3B, good for Local agents that need tool calling and a long context on a laptop or a small GPU Ahead on Reach, 85 against 50.

| Category | Inkling | Nanbeige4.2-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 87 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling | Nanbeige4.2-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Nanbeige LLM Lab (BOSS Zhipin) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (Hub metadata only; the repository has no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-07-23 | 2026-09-11 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Nanbeige4.2-3B +35: Inkling 50 (Memory 0 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Thinking Machines' NVFP4 at 592.0 GB, about 710 GB with a fifth added, far above 256 GB.); Nanbeige4.2-3B 85 (Memory 30, the smallest build from Nanbeige is the FP8 repository (the 8-bit GPTQ one is the same size), 5.19 GB, and 5.19 GB × 1.2 = 6.2 GB, within 16 GB.)
- Risk, Inkling +15: Inkling 70 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); Nanbeige4.2-3B 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling +15: Inkling 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.); Nanbeige4.2-3B 72 (Model card 17, Intended use, limitations, the architecture, the parameters (3B outside the embeddings), the context and the languages (in the metadata) are on t…)