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

> Inkling and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 64.2 and 64.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 64.2 (B) and 64.2 (B). Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B leads on reach, risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling: B 64.2, rank #20 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling.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, 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 Capability, 60 against 34; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 70.
- 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 50; Risk, 75 against 70; Agent interface, 90 against 85.

| Category | Inkling | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 60 | 34 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 82 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-07-23 | 2026-08-11 |